Self-Concept and Self-Esteem in.PDF

.org/principals. eena had repeated 6th grade and was in danger of failing 9th grade. She was tall for her age and often bullied her younger, smaller classmates. The school counselor placed Deena in a self-esteem group and taught lessons from a popular selfesteem curriculum. When the counselor noticed Deena’s behavior becoming progressively worse, she consulted with the school psychologist, who suggested that the school support team review Deena’s academic and social needs to determine what skill deficits might be contributing to her behavior, rather than assuming that her self-esteem was the primary problem. Although Deena did not have a learning disability, she did struggle with reading. The team determined that Deena’s self-esteem was adequate but that her reading difficulties contributed to a low academic self-concept. They recommended that the reading specialist provide corrective reading strategies. Two months later, Deena was passing two of her four core classes and her discipline referrals had decreased by 40%. likely to support students’ positive selfesteem by implementing strategies that promote their self-concept.