COVER; Contents; Acknowledgements; About the Author; About this Book; Electronic Resources; 1 Why Emotional literacy is good for your school; 2 Emotional literacy as an approach to learning and teaching; 3 how an Emotionally literate approach can support inclusion; 4 Using Emotional Literacy across the curriculum; 5 the role of the adult; 6 implications for Practice; References; Index
Summary
Emotional literacy and health and wellbeing have been placed at the heart of good practice by the Every Child Matters (ECM) agenda and the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in England, and the Curriculum for Excellence in Scotland, and this book provides clear guidance and lots of practical strategies for how to implement this ethos in your setting. Offering an explanation of emotional literacy, why it matters and how to make it happen in practice, this book looks at ways to promote and develop emotional literacy with young children through: - Circle Time - drama - storytelling - physical ed
