Promoting Resilience in Preschoolers (Strategy Guide), 2nd Edition

This strategy guide for early childhood professionals includes hundreds of research-based strategies and tips to strengthen young children’s initiative, self-regulation, and attachment/relationships. The strategies incorporate developmentally appropriate teaching practices in five areas related to social and emotional health:

• Daily Routines
• Environment
• Caring Connections
• Activities and Experiences
• Partnerships between Teachers and Families

It takes readers through a simple five-step approach that uses assessment results from the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment for Preschoolers, Second Edition (DECA-P2) to inform teaching practices that will strengthen children’s resilience. Whether used as part of the comprehensive DECA Preschool Program or as a stand-alone guide, this strategy guide is an excellent resource for early educators who what to:

• Enhance the overall quality of any early childhood classroom
• Support teachers in strengthening children’s social and emotional skills
• Involve families as partners in promoting children’s resilience
• Reduce challenging behaviors in the classroom
• Support the work of early childhood mental health consultants
• Align teaching practices with Early Learning Standards and meet mandates such as NAEYC and Head Start standards

© 2012