Innovation Station Conference Lac Seul Event Centre June

Innovation Station Conference Lac Seul Event Centre June 2019

Supporting the Development of Young Children's Self. Regulation Capacities and Literacy Skills in Ontario's Northern Communities: Engaging Families and Educators SSHRC Partnership Development Grant Monika Orzechowska and Dr. Andrew Dean

WHAT IS SELF-REG (in a tiny nutshell)

SELF-REGULATION IS NOT THE SAME AS SELF CONTROL

Self-Reg vs. Self-Control Self-Regulation comes first. It makes Self-Control possible.

Stress behaviour is caused by too a high stress-load. ➢ The big challenge in doing Self-Reg is figuring out why the child’s stress is so high.

SELF REGULATION IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE… It is DIRECTLY linked to success in learning, academic performance, social interaction and overall health

• The PDG brings together 3 institutions, Lakehead University (Education), Kwayaciiwin and the Self-Reg Institute to develop new knowledge and understanding of self-regulation practices and its impact on literacy development. • The partnership signals a pro-active and deeply thoughtful collaborative response to a call for action relating to the clearly identified rising number of students experiencing stress, tension, anxiety and a variety of other mental health challenges. • The partnership creates a powerful synergy of skill sets to address the need to boost school success in the schools we serve through culturally relevant, sustainable and community centered literacy practices (eg oral storytelling)