Evidence-Based,
Research-Backed Solutions
Housman Learning’s solutions are rooted in research and proven to make a
difference. Read more about key findings.
Executive-Function Skills Are Essential to Learning
Executive function skills are essential for learning and include problem-solving, working memory, decision-making and focus. These skills are a key factor in learning and a major predictor of lifelong success.
Emotional dysregulation disrupts executive function. Children cannot learn when they are dysregulated.
Children who participated in programs using the begin to ECSEL® approach significantly outperformed their peers in executive functioning
Peer-Reviewed Research Proves Efficacy of Solutions
Housman Learning’s teacher training, emotional intelligence curriculum and tools are based on the begin to ECSEL® approach, which has been peer-reviewed and published in academic journals such as:
The begin to ECSEL® approach used in the research backing Housman Learning’s training, curriculum, and tools started in 1985. In addition to studies, countless parents and teachers speak to its efficacy and success.
Emotional Intelligence from the Beginning
According to research, social competence in kindergarten is a predictor for adult wellness, such as graduation rate, crime, and drug use. A child’s earliest years are a critical period for the development of the building blocks of emotional intelligence such as:
Emotional Competencies
Self-Regulation
Empathy
Adult’s Mental Well-being Comes First
How do children learn?
- Observation
- Imitation
- How we model, guide, and respond to them
By supporting the mental well-being of caregivers and educators first, they are better equipped to model emotional competence.
This enables adults to foster emotional skills in the children around them.