Supporting Social Emotional Development through Literacy Book Nook

Supporting Social Emotional Development through Literacy Book Nook Emotions are neither good or bad. They are an everyday part of life! These easy-to-use guides were created especially for teachers/caregivers and parents to provide children with hands -on ways to embed social building activities into every day routines. Th Tools for working on “Building Relationships” • Teachers and caregivers must model respect, caring, , and nurturing in relationships with children in order to produce children who are respectful and caring to one another. • Greet each child by name as they enter classroom • Listen to child’s ideas • Give positive Feedback • Expand range of emotion words. Use angry vs. mad Book List I’m Sorry by Sam Mc. Bratney Children need support to answer their many unanswered questions The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister Sometimes I’m Bombaloo by Rachel Vail Hugo and the Bully Frogs by Francesca Simon Practical Strategies For Teachers and Caregivers Teresa Holdman ECD 420 Guidance in Soc. Emotional Behavior Professor: Kimberly Cochran PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR TEACHERS AND CAREGIVERS Resources from the Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL)

Teach, Love, Grow Our future depends on it! Scripted Stories for Social Situations Scripted Stories are tools that adults can use to assist children in understanding what to expect in specific social settings. The script prompts children’s social cues in unfamiliar settings and/or activities. A social story can inform children of what to expect and also lays a foundation for acceptable behavior or responses. “Begin by observing the child in the situation you are addressing. Try to take on the child’s perspective and include aspects of his or her feelings or views in the story. Also, include usual occurrences in the social situation, clear “expectations”, and the perspective of others, along with considering possible variations” (Retrieved from: CSEFEL). For more tips on writing a Social Story, go to the CSEFEL website: http: //csefel. vanderbilt. edu/resource s/strategies. html#scriptedstories In my world there are NO BAD KIDS, just impressionable, conflicted young people wrestling with emotions & impulses, trying to communicate their feelings & needs the only way they know how. Janet Lansbury “The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) is focused on promoting the social emotional development and school readiness of young children birth to age 5. CSEFEL is a national resource center funded by the Office of Head Start and Child Care Bureau for disseminating research and evidence-based practices to early childhood programs across the country” http: //csefel. vanderbilt. edu/index. htm Tools for Developing Behavior Support Plans. Individualized Intensive Interventions. CSEFEL offers a wide variety of modules and resources for caregivers who are seeking behavior support based on the individual need of a child. “If a child doesn’t know how to read, we teach” “If a child doesn’t know how to swim, we teach” “If a child doesn’t know how to multiply, we teach” If a child doesn’t know how to behave, we…teach? . . . punish? “Why can’t we finish the last sentence as automatically as the others? ” Tom Herner (AASDE President, Center. Point, 1998, p. 2)