Abstract
Dialogue journals are a form of writing in which a student and a teacher carry on a conversation over time. This paper addresses the benefits of using dialogue journals for promoting a positive social-emotional learning (SEL) environment for children in school settings. Educators and researchers have increasingly acknowledged the importance of SEL in schools, and the recognition has been gradually spread around the world in recent years. Despite the increased recognition of the importance of SEL, teachers often appear to feel unacquainted with tactics for promoting children’s social-emotional growth. We provide our readers with a theoretical and practical rationale behind the benefits in the framework of SEL. We also provide practical guidelines for the implementation of the dialogue journals in schools. Further, successful examples of the use of dialogue journals which we have drawn upon during classes in different countries are presented in order to help teachers promote the positive SEL environment for students at school.
Highlights
We have known for a long time that an aspect of social and emotional learning is important to enhance children’s well-being
The purpose of this paper is to propose the benefits of using dialogue journals at school to foster a positive social-emotional learning (SEL) environment for students at school
Galarza describes that complaints and questions arise the most in the dialogue journals she sees from her students, students rarely speak up in the regular classroom settings to talk about problems or ask questions (Gonzalez, 2016)
Summary
We have known for a long time that an aspect of social and emotional learning is important to enhance children’s well-being. Research (Brackett, Elbertson, & Rivers, 2015) has suggested that children who have developed their emotional skills tend to have an increased level of social competence, good mental health and good academic performance compared to those children who have not adequately developed their emotional skills. These latter children are reported to have poorer mental health than the former children, including experiencing depression and anxiety. Successful examples of the use of dialogue journals which we have drawn upon during classes in different countries will be presented in order to help teachers promote the positive SEL environment for students at school
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