The Emotional Literacy Handbook: A Guide for Schools

"The strengths of the handbook are in its brevity and succinctness, as well as its richness in real examples. Chapters are easy to read and have a consistent structure... Additionally, there are many visual resources and cartoons throughout the book that will help the reader’s understanding of its ideas and concepts. To complete the book, the authors provide twelve appendices where the reader can find useful signposting to organisations, networks and groups whose work relates to emotional literacy." - Laura de Cabo Seron, Educational Psychology in Practice

Chapter 1 1 Emotional literacy basics; Chapter 2 2 Elements; Chapter 3 3 Contexts; Chapter 4 4 Strategies; Chapter 5 5 Conclusion — education for an emotionally literate society; Appendix 1 Organisations offering processes for developing emotional language; Appendix 2 Organisations promoting or offering training in circle time; Appendix 3 Organisations that promote or provide training in peer support; Appendix 4 Organisations that provide training in philosophy for children; Appendix 5 Organisations that provide therapeutic group work or relevant training;: Appendix 6 Organisations with an interest in emotionally literate ways of learning; Appendix 7 Organisations promoting democracy, citizenship and values education in schools Appendix 8 Organisations that provide emotional literacy training for teachers and others;: Appendix 9 Groups providing support for parents and families; Appendix 10 Specialist distributors of books and resources relating to emotional literacy; Appendix 11 Networks and groups for young people's emotional well-being and learning; Appendix 12 Useful web-based resources; References; Index;

James Park, Alice Haddon, Harriet Goodman

Demonstrating how schools can reduce conflict and bullying, this title promotes tolerance and stimulates a positive attitude to teaching and learning by creating an emotionally literate environment.