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Recommended Resource: Self-Regulation and School Readiness
Recommended Resource: Self-Regulation and School Readiness – Clancy Blair Blair highlights the importance of self-regulation skills to preparing children for successful adjustment at school. The article explores the knowns and unknowns of self-regulation in young children, as well as implications for caregivers. http://ecap.crc.illinois.edu/eecearchive/digests/2003/blair03.html
Resource: Secondary Students’ Self-Regulated Engagement in Reading – Deborah L. Butler, Sylvie C. Cartier, Leyton Schnellert, France Gagnon, & Matt Giammarino
Secondary Students’ Self-Regulated Engagement in Reading – Deborah L. Butler, Sylvie C. Cartier, Leyton Schnellert, France Gagnon, & Matt Giammarino In this study, Butler and colleagues examined how self-regulation relates to secondary students’ ability to learn subject content through reading. They found four different profiles of engagement among students that linked with their performance. The […]
Resource: Rubistar – Rubric Making Website
Rubistar – Rubric Making Website This practical tool is useful for teachers to create rubrics for assessment. It provides several templates from which to work or a new rubric can be started from scratch. Reference: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
Resource: Leading and Managing: A Differentiated Classroom – Carol A. Tomlinson & Marcia B. Imbeau
Leading and Managing: A Differentiated Classroom – Carol A. Tomlinson & Marcia B. Imbeau In this work Tomlinson positions differentiated instruction as embedded within classrooms, schools and communities. Written by an experience classroom teacher this book offers many practical strategies for designing environments, tasks and formative modes of assessment that promote differentiated instruction across diverse […]
Resource: Developmental Psychology and Early Childhood Education – David Whitebread
Developmental Psychology and Early Childhood Education – David Whitebread This book presents current theories and research in developmental psychology as a framework to inform teaching and educational practices for young children. At the core of this book is the idea that young children can become self-regulating learners, which will have an impact on their emotional, […]
Resource: Developing Self-Regulated Learners – Barry J. Zimmerman, Sebastian Bonner, & Robert Kovach
Developing Self-Regulated Learners – Barry J. Zimmerman, Sebastian Bonner, & Robert Kovach This book provides middle and high school teachers with a guide for “motivating and empowering” students through self-regulatory training and development. Zimmerman, Bonner, and Kovach first outline key principles of self-regulated learning (SRL), then present five-week curricula models, part of regular classroom assignments, […]
Resource: Handbook of Self-Regulation – Kathleen D. Vohs & Roy F. Baumeister
Handbook of Self-Regulation – Kathleen D. Vohs & Roy F. Baumeister This handbook provides a comprehensive understanding of self-regulation. In six sections, it covers many different topics ranging from the development of self-regulation to the role it plays in addictions and disorders. Available to purchase through bookstores like Amazon.ca. Reference: Vohs. K. D., & Baumeister, R. […]
Resource: Investigating Teacher Student Interactions that Foster Self-Regulated Learning – Nancy E. Perry, Karen O. VandeKamp, Louise K. Mercer & Carla J. Nordby
Investigating Teacher Student Interactions that Foster Self-Regulated Learning – Nancy E. Perry, Karen O. VandeKamp, Louise K. Mercer & Carla J. Nordby This scientific article identifies barriers and supports for students’ engagement in activities that promote SRL. Through extensive observations within general classroom settings, Dr. Perry identifies how the creation of opportunities for students to […]
Resource: Creating Classroom Contexts that Support Young Children’s Development of Self-Regulated Learning – Nancy E. Perry & Karen O. VandeKamp
Creating Classroom Contexts that Support Young Children’s Development of Self-Regulated Learning – Nancy E. Perry & Karen O. VandeKamp This article details examines the contexts within classrooms that can hep to promote self-regulation among learners. It also describes the experiences of several teachers as they learnt to design classroom activities that promote self-regulation. Reference: Perry, N.E. […]
Resource: Young Children’s Self-Regulated Learning and Contexts that Support It – Nancy E. Perry
Young Children’s Self-Regulated Learning and Contexts that Support It – Nancy E. Perry Perry reports findings from, and implications of her research on the relationship between classroom contexts and SRL in grade 2 and 3 students. Her results indicate that young children show either performance or mastery orientations, and contemplate how to regulate their writing […]