Course Description

Successful self-regulation contributes to better relationships, mental health and learning. As with biological and emotional regulation, children’s attention and focus on learning moves up and down the continuum of arousal in response to their own needs and situations they find themselves in. Stuart Shanker (2012) describes the cognitive factors – sustained attention, attention switching, dealing with frustration and delay, which need to be mastered. These factors are closely related to the development of executive function, which will also be addressed in this module.

EYPDC Program Development and Early Years Consultant Jan Blaxall, MASc (Psych), RECE, AECEO.C

Jan has 30 years of teaching Early Childhood Education courses at Fanshawe College, London, Ontario and Conestoga College, Kitchener, Ontario. Jan has co-authored an ECE textbook, Children at the Centre: Principles of Early Childhood Education in Canada and is a regular contributor to the Canadian Child Care Federation's Journal, Interaction. She is on the editorial board of IDEAS - Emotional Well-being in Child Care. Jan served as a member of Ontario's Expert Panel on an Early Learning Framework, for Ontario's Ministry of Children and Youth Services. She works with the Psychology Foundation of Canada, promoting children's emotional wellness.

Course curriculum

    1. Introduction

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    2. States of Arousal

    3. Developing Attention Regulation

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    4. Joint Attention In Play

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    5. Root Skills of Self-Regulation

    6. Play and the Development of Self-Regulated Attention

    7. Self-Regulation Differences or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?

    8. What is Executive Function?

    9. Individual Differences in Executive Function

    10. What Can Educators Do To Support Individual Children?

    11. A Well-Rounded Curriculum

    12. What Else Can Educators Do? – The Big Picture

    13. Conclusion

    1. Self-Assessment

    2. Module Summary

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    1. Attention Regulation Checklist

    2. References

About this course

  • $20.00
  • 17 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content