Housman Institute's programs (such as begin to ECSEL) and solutions are rooted in extensive research to ensure that they are evidence-based and effective. Read on to learn about the key findings.
Executive function skills make up our ability to problem-solve, think, make decisions and focus.
Executive-function skills are a key factor in learning and a major predictor of lifelong success.
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.
Research should be replicable. Housman Institute's training, 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 Institute's training, curriculum, and tools started in 1985. In addition to studies, countless parents and teachers speak to its efficacy and success.
“ECSEL has helped my child to be a better person.” - begin to ECSEL parent
Hear what parents have to say about the begin to ECSEL approach used in Housman Institute's solutions
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:
How do children learn?
By supporting the mental health 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.
Research suggests that Causal Talk and other techniques used in Housman Institute's training, curriculum, and tools can help prepare children before they are in a heated emotional moment.
Using Causal Talk in the Emotional Experience (CTTE) is unique to ECSEL’s approach and integral to the development of agency and self control.