
Strategies and Tools for Self-Regulation in the Classroom
Boost Student Focus and Meet Learning Goals
Richard M. Cash(Author)
Free Spirit Publishing Inc.,U.S.
Published on 9. December 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
184 pages
979-8-88554-984-4 (ISBN)
Description
Teach students essential skills like time management, organization, and goal setting
Strategies and Tools for Self-Regulation in the Classroom provides resources to support students in developing self-regulation and executive-function skills they need to succeed in and beyond the classroom. This book follows the four phases of Engaging in Learning, providing concrete strategies and classroom activities to help students build confidence, set and manage goals, monitor progress, and reflect on their learning. Skills covered include note taking, active listening, taking breaks, balanced technology use, positive thinking, using a study buddy, staying healthy, and many more.
You can easily incorporate teaching the strategies and activities into daily routines, making it easy to boost student achievement in small doses. Pick and choose the skills and activities that are most helpful for your students and most effective in your schedule.
Discover strategies to increase student self-regulation and academic success
Implement brief lessons that fit perfectly into morning meeting, advisory, or homeroom schedules
Learn how to effectively teach and continually reinforce good study habits
Improve your teaching with student-facing activities, reflection questions, and informative passages
Written by Dr. Richard M. Cash, a recognized leader in gifted education, this book is perfect as a companion to Self-Regulation in the Classroom or as a standalone resource. Self-regulation is the key to effective learning. This book equips educators with the tools to guide students toward better outcomes and a more fulfilling learning experience.
Strategies and Tools for Self-Regulation in the Classroom provides resources to support students in developing self-regulation and executive-function skills they need to succeed in and beyond the classroom. This book follows the four phases of Engaging in Learning, providing concrete strategies and classroom activities to help students build confidence, set and manage goals, monitor progress, and reflect on their learning. Skills covered include note taking, active listening, taking breaks, balanced technology use, positive thinking, using a study buddy, staying healthy, and many more.
You can easily incorporate teaching the strategies and activities into daily routines, making it easy to boost student achievement in small doses. Pick and choose the skills and activities that are most helpful for your students and most effective in your schedule.
Discover strategies to increase student self-regulation and academic success
Implement brief lessons that fit perfectly into morning meeting, advisory, or homeroom schedules
Learn how to effectively teach and continually reinforce good study habits
Improve your teaching with student-facing activities, reflection questions, and informative passages
Written by Dr. Richard M. Cash, a recognized leader in gifted education, this book is perfect as a companion to Self-Regulation in the Classroom or as a standalone resource. Self-regulation is the key to effective learning. This book equips educators with the tools to guide students toward better outcomes and a more fulfilling learning experience.
Reviews / Votes
"Extraordinary in its approach, organization, and presentation style." * Library Bookwatch, Midwest Book Review * "For more than a decade, I have seen Dr. Richard Cash's work transform classrooms as I have worked in urban, suburban, and rural?settings. What makes his approach so impactful is its practicality-it meets the realities of today's classrooms with strategies that truly work. In this powerful new publication, Dr. Cash places self-regulation at the very heart of student achievement. Grounded in research and built around four essential phases of learning-building confidence, setting goals, monitoring progress, and reflecting on outcomes-this book provides educators with a clear and actionable framework. It empowers teachers to guide students toward becoming focused, resilient, and self-directed learners who not only persist through challenges but take full ownership of their learning journey." -- Brian Orrenma, Chief of Academic Affairs, Buckeye Valley Local Schools, Ohio "As a middle school educator who has worked with Dr. Richard Cash since 2014, I've come to trust his work as both practical and inspiring. His strategies have helped me support students in becoming more reflective, independent learners, something every teacher hopes to nurture. Whether you're new to the classroom or have been teaching for years, Strategies and Tools for Self-Regulation in the?Classroom?offers thoughtful and doable ideas that truly make a difference. Tools like reflection prompts, goal-setting exercises, note-taking guides, and strategies for working with peers are easy to weave into the day, and over time, they help students build habits that last well beyond your classroom." -- Stephanie Vance, Teacher, North Star Academy, Redwood City School District, California "Strategies and Tools for Self-Regulation in the?Classroom?brings theory into action by delivering on strategies that impact the four phases of learning. Dr. Cash's simple and practical approach to his strategies and tools will help any teacher, regardless of their experience,?feel confident in their ability to positively influence students' skills for self-regulation. This practical guide is needed now more than ever as today's educators navigate the unique learning attitudes, abilities, and needs of every student who enters their classrooms." -- Josh Lyons, Ed.D., Associate Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, Solon Community?School District, Iowa "In Strategies and Tools for Self-Regulation in the Classroom,?Dr. Richard Cash addresses educators' need for practical implementation, offering evidence-based strategies and tools that are both effective and easy to integrate into daily classroom routines. While there is review of theoretical concepts here, the book stands out as a resource for teachers seeking actionable methods to guide students in developing vital self-regulation skills.?Its practical structure, organized around four phases of learning, ensures that teachers can readily find and apply techniques, supplemented by ready-to-use activities and reproducible graphic organizers. I look forward to sharing this invaluable resource with our entire faculty and anticipate significant positive shifts in student engagement and ownership over their learning!" -- Amy Schroff, Ed.D., Head of Academics, Bishop DuBourg High School, St. Louis, MissouriMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Teacher Created Materials, Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: From Third Grade to Twelfth Grade
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
full-color
Dimensions
Height: 277 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
567 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-88554-984-4 (9798885549844)
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Dr. Richard M. Cash is an award-winning author and educator who has worked in the field of education for over thirty years.
His range of experience includes teaching, curriculum coordination, and program administration. Currently, he is an internationally recognized education consultant. His consulting work has taken him throughout the United States, as well as into Canada, the Czech Republic, China, England, Indonesia, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Oman, Poland, Qatar, Spain, South Korea, and Turkey.
Richard earned his doctorate in educational leadership and a master's degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Along with his bachelor's degree in education from the University of Minnesota, Richard holds a bachelor's degree in theater from the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire. For over ten years, he codirected a children's theater company in Minnesota and coauthored four award-winning children's plays.
He was the recipient of the National Association for Gifted Children's Early Leader Award (2011), recognizing his leadership in programming for gifted children. Richard was also named the "Friend of the Gifted, 2016" by Minnesota Educators of the Gifted and Talented. His areas of expertise are educational programming, rigorous and challenging curriculum design, differentiated instruction, 21st-century skills, brain-compatible classrooms, gifted and talented education, and self-regulated learning.
Dr. Cash is the author of Advancing Differentiation: Thinking and Learning for the 21st Century (2011/2017), a finalist for the Association for Educational Publishers Distinguished Achievement Award and winner of the The Legacy Book (R) Award; Self-Regulation in the Classroom: Helping Students Learn How to Learn (2016); and coauthor of (with Diane Heacox) Differentiation for Gifted Learners: Going Beyond the Basics (2014/2020), winner of The Legacy Book (R) Award.
His range of experience includes teaching, curriculum coordination, and program administration. Currently, he is an internationally recognized education consultant. His consulting work has taken him throughout the United States, as well as into Canada, the Czech Republic, China, England, Indonesia, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Oman, Poland, Qatar, Spain, South Korea, and Turkey.
Richard earned his doctorate in educational leadership and a master's degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Along with his bachelor's degree in education from the University of Minnesota, Richard holds a bachelor's degree in theater from the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire. For over ten years, he codirected a children's theater company in Minnesota and coauthored four award-winning children's plays.
He was the recipient of the National Association for Gifted Children's Early Leader Award (2011), recognizing his leadership in programming for gifted children. Richard was also named the "Friend of the Gifted, 2016" by Minnesota Educators of the Gifted and Talented. His areas of expertise are educational programming, rigorous and challenging curriculum design, differentiated instruction, 21st-century skills, brain-compatible classrooms, gifted and talented education, and self-regulated learning.
Dr. Cash is the author of Advancing Differentiation: Thinking and Learning for the 21st Century (2011/2017), a finalist for the Association for Educational Publishers Distinguished Achievement Award and winner of the The Legacy Book (R) Award; Self-Regulation in the Classroom: Helping Students Learn How to Learn (2016); and coauthor of (with Diane Heacox) Differentiation for Gifted Learners: Going Beyond the Basics (2014/2020), winner of The Legacy Book (R) Award.