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Denver Public Schools

Department of Student Services

Prevention & Intervention Initiatives

Bob Anderson

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Steps to RespectSteps to Respect

Steps to Respect is a school-based social & emotional learning program designed to decrease bullying and help children build more respectful, caring peer relationships. This program is intended for use in elementary schools.

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Student components– Skill Lessons– Literature Lessons

Adult Component– All Staff Training in S.T.R. – Also includes informative handouts for parents

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Skill LessonsTeachers in grades 3-5 or 4-6 present lessons targeted at friendship skills, problem solving, emotion management and responding to bullying.

Literature LessonsTwo units, 7-10 lessons each, per curriculum level. Lessons delve more deeply into issues raised in earlier lessons, such as multicultural issues and sexual harassment.

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Research behind Research behind Steps to RespectSteps to Respect

Empirical evidence supports the effectiveness of school-based programs that combine adult training, skill practice for children, schoolwide rules pertaining specifically to bullying, and increasing parental awareness of the problem. Research also suggests that friendship acts as a buffer for bullying's harmful effects. Finally, teaching assertiveness, empathy, and emotion management to children promotes their social & emotional development.

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