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Create an Emotion-Rich Classroom
Lindsay N. Giroux, M.Ed
Free Spirit Publishing
6325 Sandburg Road, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55427-3674
www.freespirit.com
9781631986567, $34.99, PB, 200pp

https://www.amazon.com/Create-Emotion-Rich-Classroom-Emotional-Professional= TM/dp/1631986562

Synopsis: With the publication of "Create an Emotion-Rich Classroom: Helpin=
g Young Children Build Their Social Emotional Skills", education specialist=
Lindsay Giroux provides frameworks for planning and implementing strategie=
s to support emotional development in children.

This practical and easy-to-use resource helps early childhood educators dev= elop the emotional literacy of the young children in their classrooms. Read= ers learn how to: Increase children's emotional vocabulary; Model how to re= cognize and cope with various emotions; Support self-regulation and reduce = challenging behaviors; Discuss emotions in others and in storybook characte= rs; Support and engage families in fostering emotional skills at home.

Experienced in emotional development in children and early childhood educat= ion, author Lindsay N. Giroux, M.Ed., shows readers how to effectively weav=
e social and emotional instruction into the fabric of the school day. "Crea=
te an Emotion-Rich Classroom" focuses on individual skills, making social a=
nd emotional instruction specific and measurable. With consistently structu= red chapters, this book is easy to use and rich in ideas and strategies.

Of special note is that the digital content includes checklists, planning s= heets, and other materials to support educators as they build an emotion-ri=
ch classroom. A free downloadable PLC/Book Study Guide is also available.

Critique: Exceptionally well organized and thoroughly 'teacher friendly' in=
presentation, "Create an Emotion-Rich Classroom: Helping Young Children Bu= ild Their Social Emotional Skills" is unreservedly recommended as an in-ser= vice textbook for school district, daycare center, preschool, and academic = library Teacher Education collections and supplemental Early Education curr= iculum lists.

Editorial Note: Lindsay N. Giroux (https://www.lindsayngiroux.com) speciali= zes in coaching preschool teachers on implementing the Pyramid Model to pro= mote social-emotional development and prevent challenging behavior. She is =
a contributing author of Connect4Learning, a PreK curriculum and the Choose=
Fi Pre-Kindergarten financial literacy curriculum. Her professional interes=
ts include teacher training, social skill instruction, and inclusion of pre= schoolers with special needs. Lindsay received a B.A. from Wellesley Colleg=
e and an M.Ed. in Early Childhood Special Education from Peabody College of=
Vanderbilt University. She is currently the Social Emotional Foundations f=
or Early Learning (SEFEL) Coordinator for the Wake County Public School Dis= trict and a North Carolina Preschool Pyramid Model Expert Coach.

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