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The DESSA Manual for K-8 provides an in-depth look into the science behind the leading research-based social and emotional assessment tool, and how it can be used to measure and promote key social and emotional competencies of students.

The DESSA can assess social and emotional skills, inform the selection of social and emotional learning (SEL) strategies, monitor progress for individual student skill growth, and evaluate the impact of SEL programs.

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The DESSA-mini Manual for K-8 provides an in-depth look into the science behind the leading social and emotional universal screener, and how it can be accurately and efficiently used to measure the overall social and emotional competence of an entire population of students.

The DESSA-mini can help identify students in need of additional social and emotional support, monitor progress for students’ receiving social and emotional interventions, and evaluate the impact of SEL programs.

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The DESSA Student Self-Report for high school students provides students the opportunity to self-report social-emotional competence ratings, enabling school and out-of-school professionals to incorporate student voice in the social-emotional skill development process.

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