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The Metacognitive Preschooler Reproducibles
How to Teach Academic, Social, and Emotional Intelligence to Your Youngest Students
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.
Benefits
- 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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Evidence-Based Underpinnings of Metacognition and Problem Solving
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
Epilogue: The Importance of the Metacognitive Adult
PRINTABLE REPRODUCIBLES
Chapter 1
- Figure 1.1: Four-Square Graphic Organizer Most Often Used in Academic and Social Problem Solving
- Figure 1.2: Funnel Used for Social and Emotional Problem Solving
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
- SELf-Questioning 101: Self-Awareness Key Concepts
- SELf-Questioning 101: Teaching Self-Awareness to Your Child
- SELf-Questioning 101: Using Self-Talk and Parallel Talk With Your Child
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
- SELf-Questioning 101: Teaching Academic Inquiry to Your Child
- SELf-Questioning 101: School-to-Home Application
Chapter 7
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Books
- Cohen, R. K., Opatosky, D. K., Savage, J., Stevens, S. O., & Darrah, E. P. (2021). The metacognitive student: How to teach academic, social, and emotional intelligence in every content area. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
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