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Welcome to Our Class! Building Classroom Rapport to Support the Development of Social and Emotional Learning Skills

Elizabeth Michael, PhD https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2454-3352 [email protected], Pamela Bailey, MA, […], Gregory J. Benner, PhD, and Sara Sanders, EdD https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5682-5990+1View all authors and affiliations

Volume 32, Issue 1

https://doi.org/10.1177/10742956221145951

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In this article, we describe practical, usable ways teachers can build rapport with students, particularly students with and at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders. By establishing rapport, teachers can increase the effectiveness of the social and emotional learning curriculum and interventions delivered. Specifically, the warm welcomes, transitions, emotion checks, two by 10, and optimistic closures strategies are described.

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