Second Step® Elementary Classroom Kits Review of Research

Second Step Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) for Kindergarten through Grade 5 is a universal, classroom-based program designed to increase students’ school success and decrease problem behaviors by promoting social-emotional competence and selfregulation. It teaches skills that strengthen students’ ability to learn, have empathy, manage emotions, and solve problems. Second Step SEL targets key risk and protective factors linked to a range of problem behaviors. Equipping students with Second Step skills helps a school create a safer, more respectful learning environment that promotes school success for all