Given that social and emotional learning (SEL) is critical for children’s current development and future success, effective teaching can enhance this process. This qualitative study investigated which competencies were prioritized most frequently in social and emotional teaching (SET), why, and how. Data collection included: (1) observations of three preschool teachers’ SET in their interactions with children over six days during typically occurring indoor and outdoor activities at a Reggio-inspired childcare center in the United States; and (2) individual interviews with these teachers. The research team coded 75 critical instances of SET for evidence of CASEL’s five social and emotional competencies (Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision-Making). Additionally, these instances were analyzed according to (Ng and Bull, International Journal of Early Childhood 50:335–352, 2018) four teaching strategies (setting a positive tone, suggestion of solutions, task allocation, and extension). The findings reveal that the teachers: (1) intentionally modeled and taught Relationship Skills most frequently; (2) demonstrated the congruence between beliefs about SEL and practices of SET, especially in relationship skills as promoted in a Reggio-inspired context, and (3) applied an integrated approach to SET by setting a positive tone in all activities, with the most frequent instances occurring during circle time, followed by center/play time, and then mealtime.

鉴于社交和情感学习 （SEL） 对儿童的当前发展和未来的成功至关重要，有效的教学可以增强这一过程。这项定性研究调查了哪些能力在社会和情感教学 （SET） 中被优先考虑，为什么以及如何优先考虑。数据收集包括：（1） 在美国一家受瑞吉欧启发的托儿中心进行的通常发生的室内和室外活动中，三名学前教师在六天内与儿童互动的观察;（2） 与这些教师的单独访谈。研究小组编码了 75 个 SET 的关键实例，以证明 CASEL 的五种社交和情感能力（自我意识、自我管理、社会意识、关系技能和负责任的决策）。此外，根据 （Ng and Bull， International Journal of Early Childhood 50：335–352， 2018） 四种教学策略（设定积极的基调、解决方案建议、任务分配和扩展）对这些实例进行了分析。研究结果表明，教师：（1） 最频繁地有意识地建模和教授关系技能;（2） 证明了关于 SEL 的信念与 SET 实践之间的一致性，尤其是在受瑞吉欧启发的背景下提倡的关系技能方面，以及 （3） 通过在所有活动中设定积极的基调，将综合方法应用于 SET，最常见的情况发生在圆圈时间，其次是中心/游戏时间，然后是用餐时间。