Second Step: Middle School Curriculum, offered by the Committee for Children, provides a lesson-based approach to SEL. It includes programming for grades 6-8 and demonstrates evidence of effectiveness in grade 6. Programming for Pre-K-5 are also available from Second Step. Translated materials for Second Step: Middle School Curriculum are available in Spanish and Portuguese.
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- SEL lessons
- Positive classroom management
- SEL generalization
- Shared agreements
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- Systemic support for SEL
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- Activities and Resources for Home
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- Onsite in-person training
- Virtual training
- Offsite training
- Train the trainer model
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- Administrator support
- Coaching
- Technical assistance
- Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
- Online resource library
- Self-report tools for monitoring implementation
- Observational tools
- Tools for measuring student success
Evidence of effectiveness
Results from a randomized controlled trial conducted in the 2010-2011 academic year (published in 2013) supported the effectiveness of the Second Step Middle School Program for middle school students. This evaluation was conducted on a sample of 3,616 adolescents in grade 6 (Black = 35%, Latinx = 26%, white = 24%, Multiracial = 15%; 74% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (FRPL)) across 36 schools in the U.S. Midwest. This study found that students who participated in the program self-reported significant decreases in physical aggression compared to students in the control group (outcome reported approximately nine months after baseline, while controlling for outcome pre-test).
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Evidence shown in grades 6School characteristics -
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- Midwest
Student characteristics - Black / African American
- Hispanic / Latinx
- White
- Multi-racial / other
- Low income
Percentage Low Income - Eligible for FRPL: 74%
Study design type - RCT
Greater than 350 students included in study design type - Yes
Multiple school districts included at study design type - Yes
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- Improved academic performance
- Reduced emotional distress
- Improved identity development and agency
- Reduced problem behaviors
- Improved school climate
- Improved school connectedness
- Improved social behaviors
- Improved teaching practices
- Improved other SEL skills and attitudes
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- Significant evaluation outcomes: Reduced problem behaviors
- Student characteristics: Black / African American, Hispanic / Latinx, White, Multi-racial / other, Low income
- School characteristics: Midwest
- Program approach: Free Standing Lessons
- Significant evaluation outcomes: Reduced problem behaviors
- Student characteristics: Black / African American, Hispanic / Latinx, White, Multi-racial / other, Low income
- School characteristics: Midwest
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