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Research Points to the Power of Social-Emotional Skills in Early Education

July 24, 2015 /

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"The implications of the study’s findings are far-reaching… First, there’s a message to educators that social and emotional learning can be just as important as cognitive skills."

"The new study, a comprehensive 20-year examination of 800 children from kindergarten through their mid-20s published Thursday in the American Journal of Public Health, found a link between a child’s social skills in kindergarten and how well they were doing in early adulthood."

"Study: Behavior in kindergarten linked to adult success," by Kelly Wallace, CNN, July 16, 2015

by Alyssa Haywoode

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