Regulation of Emotion: A Teachers Guide (Episode 269)

Discussed In This Episode

✅ Understanding behavior through the lens of emotional regulation

✅ Addressing complex classroom behaviors with proactive strategies

✅ Recognizing developmental differences in behavior expectations

✅ Teaching emotional literacy and self-regulation skills

✅ Implementing targeted support for students with neurodevelopmental differences

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Understanding Behaviour and Regulation of Emotion – Everything you need to know about Meltdowns, Shutdowns, Tantrums & More.  What to do, Why to do & Why your current plan probably isn’t working

by Sue Larkey, B Spec Ed, Ma Spec Ed

• The podcast ‘Sue Larkey’ has over 1.3 million downloads
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• A key role at Western Autistic School in Melbourne, facilitated the integration of students with autism into mainstream primary schools. Her responsibilities included initial planning and ongoing support to ensure smooth transitions and successful inclusion.

1) Some children use a “veneer of coping” where children hold it together at school but may have meltdowns at home.

2) “11 key questions to ask when you see a behavior” checklist provided in the ebook (download above!)

3) Replacing unwanted behaviors instead of trying to stop them, for example providing alternatives for fidgeting like sensory tools.

4) How to create a response plan that outlines the stages of a meltdown: buildup, survival, meltdown or shutdown, and recovery.

5) Consider comparing a child’s behavioral age to their chronological age (e.g., treating a 7-year-old’s behavior as that of a 4-year-old) to set appropriate expectations.

7) Share personal emotions and frustrations throughout the day to model emotional literacy for students. Learn how through Emotional Regulation Course

8) Use whole-class activities to gauge emotions, such as asking all students to raise their hands if they find a task boring, hard, or easy.

9) Teach children to recognize physical signs of emotions, like noticing voice changes as an indicator of anxiety. Learn how through Emotional Regulation Course

10) Creating a list of what makes individual children anxious or angry based on the 10 common reasons provided in the ebook.

Students with Neurodiversity need to be explicitly taught emotional regulation skills. This course is designed for Educators to help teach students to understand and then regulate their emotions, which is one of the keys to challenging behaviour. This step by step method allows you to learn at your own pace. It also included great time savers e.g. templates ready to download and cheat sheets to use immediately. It is designed to work with ALL Students in your busy and complex classroom.

• Certificate provided on completion of the course.
• Tax Invoice issued immediately on Purchase.
• The course is self-paced and you will have access to all 3 hours of accredited training which you can view at a time on any device.

Plus Bonus Materials

Also includes:

• 74 Downloadable Pages of Printables and Templates.
• Transcript of Course
• Programme – 5 Steps for Teaching Emotions
• My Feelings Journal and Instructions on How to use in your classroom

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