Teaching Self-Regulation at the Elementary Level

Saturday, 4:45pm to 5:45pm
Crystal Ballroom
Session 50
This session is designed to promote self-regulation at the elementary level for students who struggle with managing their emotions and sensory needs. The Zones of Regulation is a curriculum designed to help students gain skills in regulating their actions, which leads to increased control and problem solving abilities. This is a cognitive based approach, to help students recognize when they are in the different zones represented by four different colors. Students will have their toolbox and use different strategies or tools to stay in a zone or move from one zone to the other. Whole body listening will be presented to show students how to better self-regulate their whole body and how it affects those around them. Practical ideas will be reviewed that could be incorporated into the classroom and at home. Participants will be given specific examples of therapy or classroom instruction, with the use of visual schedules and visual supports.
Track: 
Pediatric