Teachers design their classroom to support students’ social-emotional needs by having consistent expectations, positive reinforcement and whole-class discussions on what a healthy classroom looks like and sounds like. A study by Hemmeter and colleagues (2006) found that creating a caring environment that is socially rich, cooperative, and requires a systemic approach that many teachers do not take the time to establish. However, when universal strategies were consistently (the length of the school year) implemented disruptive behaviors decreased (Hemmeter et al.,
Teachers design their classroom to support students’ social-emotional needs by having consistent expectations, positive reinforcement and whole-class discussions on what a healthy classroom looks like and sounds like. A study by Hemmeter and colleagues (2006) found that creating a caring environment that is socially rich, cooperative, and requires a systemic approach that many teachers do not take the time to establish. However, when universal strategies were consistently (the length of the school year) implemented disruptive behaviors decreased (Hemmeter et al.,