Connecting With Others: Lessons for Teaching Social & Emotional Competence (Grades 6-8)

Evans, Elizabeth T.,Richardson, Rita C.

ISBN 10: 0878223649 / ISBN 13: 9780878223640

Published by Research Pr Pub, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Connecting With Others: Lessons for Teaching Social & Emotional Competence (Grades 6-8)
• Publisher: Research Pr Pub
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0878223649
• ISBN 13: 9780878223640
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This enjoyable curriculum for grades 6 through 8 will help students learn to be sensitive to differences, resolve conflicts without resorting to violence, and learn tolerance and acceptance of others. Includes 40 lessons divided into eight skill areas: Awareness of Self and Others, Responsibility, Communication, Cooperation and Collaboration, Conflict Resolution, Self-Advocacy and Assertiveness, Love and Caring, Time Management and Organization. Instructional strategies include relaxation, modeling, coaching, behavioral rehearsal, reinforcement, creative expression, self-instruction and more.

About the Author

Rita Coombs-Richardson, Ph.D., is a faculty member at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. She has taught at numerous colleges and universities. She also has experience as a teacher in special and general education programs at the elementary and secondary levels.