The Metacognitive Preschooler

"In their work as preschool educators and preschool programming leaders, authors Richard K. Cohen, Michele Herold, Katie McKenna, Emily Peluso, and Kelsee Young have experienced firsthand the increased frequency and intensity of disruptive behaviors among early childhood students in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. And they have recognized that the evidence-based ways in which teachers previously intervened to address students' emotional reactions and needs no longer efficiently serve that purpose. The Metacognitive Preschooler: How to Teach Academic, Social, and Emotional Intelligence to Your Youngest Students presents these authors' practical, research-based strategy for meeting students' diverse needs in grades preK-2. Preschool teachers and leaders can easily embed this one metacognitive strategy, called structured SELf-questioning, into their existing curricula and routines to overcome academic and behavioral challenges. The Metacognitive Preschooler provides clear how-to guidance so any preschool educator can use structured SELf-questioning to equip all their students with social-emotional learning (SEL) competencies that will promote success in school and in life"--