Learn a practical, effective, and brain-based approach to teaching the whole child. Preschool teachers and leaders can easily embed a single metacognitive strategy, called structured SELf-questioning, into their existing curricula and routines to teach emotional recognition and regulation and social conflict resolution skills. With this strategy, all students can learn social-emotional learning competencies and academic problem-solving skills that promote success in school and life.

This book helps preschool teachers, coaches, and leaders:

Understand how the metacognitive strategy of structured SELf-questioning teaches all preschoolers SEL competencies as well as academic problem-solving skills

Learn how they can embed structured SELf-questioning into any preschool curriculum or classroom management system

Consider diverse classroom scenarios that exemplify what effective instruction using structured SELf-questioning looks and sounds like

Access guidance and reproducible tools to take to their classrooms the next day as well as resources encouraging parents and caregivers to incorporate structured SELf-questioning at home

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Evidence Base and Metacognitive Underpinnings of Structured SELf-Questioning
Chapter 2: The Brain-Based Underpinnings of Emotional Structured SELf-Questioning
Chapter 3: A Practical Guide to Emotional Recognition and Self-Expression
Chapter 4: A Practical Guide to Emotional Self-Management and Emotional Regulation
Chapter 5: A Practical Guide to Social and Emotional Problem Solving
Chapter 6: A Practical Guide to Academic Inquiry-Based Units
Chapter 7: A Practical Guide to Developing Metacognitive and Self-Monitoring Readers
Chapter 8: How to Facilitate Professional Learning and Turn-Key Training
Epilogue
References and Resources
Index