Program description
The Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS) Classroom Intervention Program, offered by SSIS CoLab, provides a lesson-based approach to SEL. It includes programming for grades preK-8 and demonstrates evidence of effectiveness in grades 1-2. Translated materials for SSIS Classroom Intervention Program are available in Spanish.
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- SEL lessons
- Instructional practices
- SEL generalization
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- Activities and Resources for Home
- Individualized Communication
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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 control trial (RCT) published in 2015 supported the effectiveness of Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS) for elementary school students. This evaluation included 432 grade 2 students enrolled in urban and rural schools in the US Northeast (white = 46%; Black = 18%, Latinx = 18%). This evaluation found that students who participated in the program experienced a significant decrease in teacher-reported internalizing behaviors and increase in teacher-reported academic engagement compared to students in the comparison group (outcomes reported 4 months after baseline while controlling for outcome pretest).
Results from a randomized controlled trial (RCT) published in 2018 supported the effectiveness of Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS) for elementary school students. This evaluation included 696 grade 1 students enrolled in urban and rural schools in the US Northeast (white = 70%, Black = 24%). This evaluation found that students who participated in the program had significant improvements in teacher-reported academic engagement, motivation, empathy, and social engagement compared to students in the comparison group (outcomes reported four months after baseline while controlling for outcome pretest).
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Evidence shown in grades 1, 2School characteristics -
- Rural
- Urban
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- Northeast
Student characteristics - Black / African American
- Hispanic / Latinx
- White
- Low income
Percentage Low Income - Not Specified
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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