2792.1, CODE, Gordon, The Power of Story to Promote Emotional Regulation, Cognitive Regulation, and Social Skills (Gr. 1)

Why We Integrate Life Skills and Academic Instruction

• Learning has academic, emotional, and social elements.

• Emotional Regulation (ER), Cognitive Regulation (CR), and Social Skills (SS) are life skills necessary for everyday success.

• Developing these Life Skills helps students learn the academic content.

Dr. Gordon presents the reasons for using mentor texts to teach these life skills.  She suggests books and gives instructional strategies for integrating these life skills into the content areas.