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Erin Waters discusses the importance of Social-Emotional Learning in supporting literacy and the whole child.

Educator and author Erin Waters joins Shannon and Mary to discuss supporting the whole child through Social-Emotional Learning (SEL). Erin shares her teaching journey and highlights the crucial connection between SEL & literacy development—because our students aren’t just learning to read; they’re learning who they are. They explore what SEL looks like in real classrooms: morning meetings that build community, read-alouds that spark emotional awareness, and simple coping strategies that h...

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Hosts: Shannon Betts, Mary Saghafi

Guest: Erin Waters

Topics covered

• Social-Emotional Learning
• literacy development
• whole child support
• classroom strategies
• community building

Keywords

• SEL
• literacy
• education
• emotional awareness
• teaching strategies

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