Developmental researchers have discovered that many children become increasingly self-regulating over time
a. Explain what they mean by the term self-regulation.
b. Identify a behavior you would like to see children exhibit in an increasingly self-regulated fashion. Then describe three specific strategies you might use to promote their self-regulation.
What will be an ideal response?
Responses to the two parts of the question are as follows:
a. Self-regulation is a process of directing and controlling one's own actions. (Any description that reflects this general idea is acceptable. The response may also include capabilities such as impulse control, emotional regulation, self-socialization, goal setting, delaying gratification, self-motivation, or self-regulated learning.)
b. A behavior that is appropriately self-regulated (study skills, independent seatwork, interpersonal conflict resolution, etc.) should be identified. Then, three concrete strategies should be described that reflect three or more of these recommendations:
· Create an orderly and somewhat predictable environment.
· Provide age-appropriate opportunities for choice and independence.
· Give children opportunities to learn without adult assistance (through assignments that children accomplish either individually or in small groups).
· Provide help and guidance when (but only when) children need it.
· Use suggestions and rationales more often than direct commands.
· Have children observe and record their own behavior.
· Teach children instructions that they can give themselves as they tackle challenging tasks.
· Teach children strategies for keeping themselves motivated and attentive.
· Teach children how to evaluate their own performance.
· Teach children how to reinforce themselves for their accomplishments.
· Provide opportunities for students to set their own goals (ideally, these goals should be challenging yet achievable).
· Model self-regulating cognitive processes, perhaps by "thinking aloud" about these processes.
· Provide any scaffolding that children might initially need to help them use self-regulating strategies.
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