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Intervention Programs and Curricula Targeting Literacy and Social-Emotional<br />
Development<br />
Improving both literacy and social-emotional skills has become a focus <strong>of</strong> recent<br />
intervention research. Currently, only three programs, the 4Rs: Reading, Writing,<br />
Respect, and Resolution intervention (M<strong>or</strong>ningside Center f<strong>or</strong> Teaching Social<br />
Responsibility, n.d.); the Peers Early Education Partnership intervention (PEEP;<br />
Evangelou & Sylva, 2007); and the Woven W<strong>or</strong>d program (Committee f<strong>or</strong> Children,<br />
2006) specifically aim to simultaneously enhance children‘s literacy and social-emotional<br />
skills.<br />
First, the 4Rs: Reading, Writing, Respect, and Resolution intervention links<br />
conflict resolution into language arts to create a caring classroom community f<strong>or</strong> children<br />
ranging in age from kindergarten through grade 5. Program components cover seven<br />
units, including community building, dealing with emotions, listening, being assertive,<br />
dealing with conflict, celebrating diversity and countering prejudice, and making a<br />
difference. Each unit is based on a children‘s book and has two parts, including Book<br />
Talk (e.g., st<strong>or</strong>ybook discussion, writing, and role play) and Applied Learning (i.e.,<br />
lessons on conflict resolution). Implementation <strong>of</strong> the intervention requires a substantial<br />
eff<strong>or</strong>t on facilitat<strong>or</strong>s‘ parts, including 25 hours <strong>of</strong> training and ongoing teaching f<strong>or</strong><br />
teachers and parent-child activities f<strong>or</strong> use in the home (M<strong>or</strong>ningside Center f<strong>or</strong> Teaching<br />
Social Responsibility, n.d.). Research evaluating the efficacy <strong>of</strong> the 4Rs program is<br />
currently being conducted (W. Hoglund, personal communication, May 1, 2008; Lovett,<br />
2006).<br />
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