Young Children's Social Emotional Learning: The COPE-Resilience Program is a manual that is designed to support early childhood educators in the delivery of the COPE Resilience (COPE-R) program, an evidence-based program designed to teach empathy, resilience and prosocial skills to children.
Grounded in extensive research and experience in psychology and early childhood, the program is built on a series of activities that help children develop their capacity for emotional understanding, caring for others, open communication, polite and respectful behaviours, and empathic sharing. The manual includes
Theoretical concepts underpinning COPE-R such as self-regulation, emotional intelligence, positive psychology, coping, resilience, and wellbeing in early childhood education.
A "How-To" section to guide readers in the implementation of COPE-R.
Over 40 activities templates (including examples of teacher’s adaptations) with easy to navigate icon legends.
Facilitator notes and considerations for working with younger children and children of diverse backgrounds.
Teaching tips for each of the topic areas and a feature piece on the insights from an early childhood teacher who is experienced in implementing COPE-R.
Supplementary materials, including a set of situation and coping images.
Each activity includes directions for children as well as guidelines for educators, and is designed to be used flexibly in various early learning contexts, enabling educators to select activities that best suit their setting.
Author(s): Erica Frydenberg, Janice Deans, Rachel Liang
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 115
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of figures
Acknowledgements
Note from the authors
PART 1: Foundations of COPE-R
Theoretical concepts underpinning COPE-R
Theory of Cognitive Development
Socio-Cultural Theory of Development
Ecological Systems Theory
Other theoretical concepts
Attachment theory
Self-regulation
Emotional intelligence
Positive psychology
Positive education in the pre-school years
Overview of the coping research
The relationships between coping and resilience
Early Years Coping Cards
Resilience
An outline of COPE-R
Program background
Introduction
Aims of the program
Theoretical basis for each of the topic areas in COPE-R
Foundational emotion understanding
Caring/kindness
Open communication
Politeness
Empathic sharing
Development of the program
Taiwanese adaptation
PART 2: Implementation of COPE-R
An overview of Part 2
i Program in brief
ii Icon legends
iii Important considerations for educators/facilitators
Create a safe and nurturing environment
Be a good “empathy” role model for children
Encourage children to practise their skills during the day
Use positive reinforcement for appropriate behaviours
Holding children’s attention
Working with children with trauma
iv Program activities
v A teacher’s experience and reflection on COPE-R
vi Supplementary materials for educators/facilitators/teachers
Program background references
Appendix 1: Mindfulness and relaxation
Appendix 2: Situation and coping images for personal use
Index
