Susan'S Books and Gifts

Socially competent children are better able to learn and thrive in the classroom. Drawing from research, observation and practice, Lilian G. Katz and Diane E. McClellan offer principles and strategies to guide teachers in strengthening children’s social competence. They identify common classroom practices that undermine children’s social development, and they suggest methods that teachers will find more effective. Chapters cover: Social Competence in the Early Years; Creating the Context for Social Development; Principles of Practice for Enhancing Social Competence; Teaching Strategies for Fostering Social Competence; Strengthening Specific Components of Social Competence; Assessing Children’s Social Competence