Using Literacy-Based Approaches to Promote Social Competence and Foster Resilience
Research indicates that social support is one of the strongest predictors of resilience and leads to positive social, academic, and health outcomes. In order to benefit from social support, however, children and adults need to practice and develop social competence, the skills that enable them to create and maintain positive networks of support. In this paper, we provide an overview of research on the development of social competence, and current interventions targeting these skills.