Emotional literacy and health and wellbeing have been placed at the heart of good practice by the Every Child Matters (ECM) agenda and the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in England, and the Curriculum for Excellence in Scotland, and this book provides clear guidance and lots of practical strategies for how to implement this ethos in your setting. Offering an explanation of emotional literacy, why it matters and how to make it happen in practice, this book looks at ways to promote and develop emotional literacy with young children through: - Circle Time - drama - storytelling - physical education - outdoor play - active learning It highlights the benefits of this ethos for all, and looks at how the emotionally literate setting supports inclusion and promotes achievement. Full of case studies of children aged 3 to 8, ideas for practice, photographs, points for reflection, photocopiable materials, and accompanied by a wide range of downloadable material available on the SAGE website, this is an indispensable guide for the early years practitioner. It is highly relevant to those looking at the transition from Early Years to Primary education, as well as the social, emotional and behavioural needs of young children.
This text provides guidance and practical strategies for how to implement this ethos in your setting.
`As someone with an interest in emotional literacy and in developing emotional literacy work in schools, I found this book an impressive resource.
It has also been found that children with poor conversation skills are more likely to be peer - rejected ( Gottman , Gonso and Rasmussen , 1975 ) . They have difficulty knowing what to say to initiate a conversation and how to respond ...
"This step-by-step program opens the door to achieving emotional power.
Includes a Touchstone reading group guide in unnumbered pages at end of work.
Children's early learning and behaviour - what happens when things go wrong and what we can do encourage well-being
Elias , M. , Zins , J. , Weissberg , R. , Frey , K. , Greenberg , T. , Haynes , N. , Kessler , R. , SchwabStone , M. , & Shriver , T. ( 1997 ) . Promoting social and emotional learning : Guidelines for educators .
With work from leading international experts across disciplines, this book synthesizes the latest research on emotions in education.
Carmen speaks Spanish at home; in school, she usually says one- or two-word phrases in English or combinations of English and Spanish phrases with English-speaking peers while speaking Spanish with Ms. Bullock and her Spanish-speaking ...
The recommendations of this book provide an opportunity to improve the quality of the care and the education that children receive, and ultimately improve outcomes for children.