Creating Emotionally Literate Classrooms: An Introduction to the RULER Approach to Social Emotional Learning

Written by researchers and educators, and using the RULER approach: Recognizing, Understanding, Labeling, Expressing and Regulating, this book documents the importance of emotionally literate teachers and provides practical advice for the implementation of a researched emotional literacy program for upper elementary students. It reinforces the positive relationship between emotional literacy and effective teaching, successful academic performance and quality relationships.