Why give kids with learning disabilities help with emotional literacy?
Emotional literacy—(the ability to understand, express and manage your own feelings and be aware of other people's emotional needs) is becoming a more recognized and sought after skill.
The article (link below) describes a small study that focused its impact on kids with special needs because:
"Emotional literacy development in children with learning disabilities is often overlooked, in research and in the development of programs, despite evidence to show that it is protective of a wide range of negative outcomes and leads to better mental health and quality of life. In fact, there is as yet no research that tells us that emotional literacy programs for children in special schools 'work.'”
Does your child’s school teach emotional literacy?
—Julie
