University of Massachusetts, Medical School

The purpose of this project is to evaluate the impact of the Second Step Early Learning (SSEL) curriculum on young children's end of preschool social skills, emotional regulation, executive functioning, and academic readiness skills, and to explore how improved skills at the end of preschool may affect kindergarten readiness screening and kindergarten performance. This will be the first large-scale trial of the SSEL, which incorporates a dual emphasis on social/emotional and executive funct...