Improve Behavior and Self-Regulation in Early Learners: Best Practices in Play-Based Learning

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Ripple Effects.The webinar recording can be accessed here.“The Youngest Pandemic Children Are Now in School, and Struggling,” reported The New York Times this summer. Disruptive behavior, anxiety, lack of focus, and the inability to regulate emotions are pervasive in early learning settings. They don’t have to be in yours.Join preeminent early education and MTSS consultant, author, and researcher Dr. Bridget Walker; Arkansas Head Start Director of Collaboration Jackie Govan; and seasoned early and special education practitioner Natalie Jude as they share groundbreaking, easy-to-implement strategies and best practices in play-based learning to support early learners both socially and academically.Listeners learn how they can support their staff to:Teach even the most disruptive students how to regulate their emotionsBuild safety, security, and trust with struggling students, so they want to learnInstantly decrease disruptive behavior and increase instruction timeBuild confidence in their teaching and reduce their own stressDiscuss ways to scale up and sustain implementation of these approaches at the schoolwide, district, and state levelsThis edWeb podcast is of interest to school and district leaders, teachers, school counselors and social workers, early learning and Head Start center directors, and all those involved in early learning, SEL, and learning readiness at the PreK/TK through elementary levels.Ripple EffectsProven effective SEL & Mental Health Digital Programs for preK-12 students and staffDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Learn more about viewing live edWeb presentations and on-demand recordings, earning CE certificates, and using accessibility features.