What is Social Learning?
People learn by watching other people. We can learn from anyone -- teachers, parents, family members, peers, and colleagues...even YouTube influencers, athletes, and celebrities! We watch how they behave then we imitate their behaviour. Social learning theory is based on Albert Bandura's work that contends that we model the behaviour of the people around us, especially if we find these models similar to ourselves or if we want to be like them.
What is Social-Emotional Learning?
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Social-emotional skills help us to be successful at home, school, and work. They are the sorts of skills that are needed to start and keep friendships, complete tasks, and stay positive in the face of stress or adversity.
There are many social-emotional skills that we learn in life as we grow up into adulthood, but most fall into these main categories. Skills that help us to
- identify and manage emotions
- cope with stress
- stay positive and persevere when things are difficult
- build and keep healthy relationships
- understand and celebrate our identity
- engage in critical and creative thinking
Your child learns these skills from you, and they’re also taught at school. The way that we learn to develop these skills formally at school is called social-emotional learning. Students learn this as part of everyday classroom life and through a specific focus within the Ontario curriculum.
-- from https://smho-smso.ca/parents-and-caregivers/what-is-social-emotional-learning/
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WHY ARE THESE SKILLS IMPORTANT FOR MY CHILD?
Learning social communication and social skills is not intuitive for all children. Those who have delays in social communication, e.g., ASD, ADHD, other neurological challenges, sometimes have to be taught how to form relationships, work with others, and keep friendships. For example, children with a diagnosis of non-verbal learning disorder often have trouble picking up on social patterns and don't intuitively recognize the rules of social scenarios such as joining a group, responding to greetings, or understanding jokes. Deficits in SEL can have a profound impact on a student's classroom behaviour, academic skills, and ability to form relationships.