Relationships Make the Difference : Connect with Your Students and Help Them Build Social, Emotional, and Academic Skills

As educators, it is important to take the time to get to know our students. Discovering what students are capable of and how they feel about things is the first step toward nurturing learning. Helping them develop their social-emotional skills sets the scene for academic growth and achievement. This book provides the scaffolding that teachers need to establish strong relationships with their students and create caring classroom communitities that include relationships with parents, school administration and staff, and support specialists.