Module 8: Promoting Emotional Literacy and Empathy
“Instructional Practices Observed IN Teaching Standards’
for Administrators
Promoting Emotional Literacy and Empathy
Practice 1: When I observe a teacher use a variety of materials (books, puppets, games etc.) in naturally
occurring opportunities across the day to teach emotional literacy and empathy skills…
What early learning and development standards is the teacher addressing?
 ESD-6: Children identify, manage, and express their feelings.
 ESD-7: Children recognize and respond to the needs and feelings of others.
What teaching standards is the teacher demonstrating?
 Standard III: Teachers know the content they teach.
 Standard IV: Teachers facilitate learning for their students.
Practice 2: When I observe a teacher use group settings (both large and small) to teach emotional literacy
and empathy skills…
What early learning and development standards is the teacher addressing?
 ESD-2: Children express positive feelings about themselves and confidence in what they can do.
 ESD-3: Children form relationships and interact positively with familiar adults who are consistent and
responsive to their needs.
 ESD-6: Children identify, manage, and express their feelings.
What teaching standards is the teacher demonstrating?
 Standard II: Teachers establish a respectful environment for diverse populations for students.
 Standard IV: Teachers facilitate learning for their students.
Practice 3: When I observe a teacher use and model expected behaviors while describing the behavior…
What early learning and development standards is the teacher addressing?
 ESD-6: Children identify, manage, and express their feelings.
 ESD-7: Children recognize and respond to the needs and feelings of others.
What teaching standards is that teacher demonstrating?
 Standard II: Teachers establish a respectful environment for diverse populations for students.
 Standard IV: Teachers Facilitate Learning for their students.
Practice 4: When I observe a teacher comment positively and descriptively when children are expressing
their emotions…
What early learning and development standards is the teacher addressing?
 ESD-6: Children identify, manage, and express their feelings.
 ESD-7: Children recognize and respond to the needs and feelings of others.
Effective Teacher Practices for Providing Targeted Social Emotional Supports
NC Early Learning Network, a joint project of NC-DPI and UNC-FPG, 2014
Module 8: Promoting Emotional Literacy and Empathy
Promoting Emotional Literacy and Empathy
What teaching standards is the teacher demonstrating?
 Standard II: Teacher establishes a respectful environment for a diverse population for students.
 Standard IV: Teachers facilitate learning for their students.
Practice 5: When I observe a teacher include instruction using a variety of materials (books, puppets,
games etc.) in recognizing feelings in self and others in the daily lesson plan…
What early learning and development standards is the teacher addressing?
 ESD-1: Children demonstrate a positive sense of self-identity and self-awareness.
 ESD-2: Children express positive feelings about themselves and confidence in what they can do.
 ESD-4: Children form relationships and interact positively with other children.
 ESD-5: Children demonstrate the social and behavioral skills needed to successfully participate in
groups.
What teaching standard is the teacher demonstrating?
 Standard II: Teachers establish a respectful environment for a diverse population for students.
 Standard IV: Teachers facilitate learning for their students.
Practice 6: When I observe a teacher discuss emotions in the classroom including using increasing complex
vocabulary such as mad, angry, frustrated etc…
What early learning and development standards is the teacher addressing?
 ESD-1: Children demonstrate a positive sense of self-identity and self-awareness.
 ESD-2: Children express positive feelings about themselves and confidence in what they can do.
 ESD-4: Children form relationships and interact positively with other children.
 ESD-5: Children demonstrate the social and behavioral skills needed to successfully participate in
groups.
What teaching standards is the teacher demonstrating?
 Standard II: Teachers establish a respectful environment for a diverse population for students.
 Standard IV: Teachers facilitate learning for their students.
Practice 7: When I observe a teacher encourage and allow the children to appropriately express a
range of emotions in the class (It is ok to be angry, but not ok to hit)…
What early learning and development standards is the teacher addressing?
 ESD-1: Children demonstrate a positive sense of self-identity and self-awareness.
 ESD-5: Children demonstrate the social and behavioral skills needed to successfully participate
in groups.
What teaching standard is the teacher demonstrating?
 Standard II: Teachers establish a respectful environment for a diverse population for students.
Practice 8: When I observe a teacher use and model alternatives strategies when communicating
with children who are non-verbal, language delayed, or dual language learners (DLL) and will assist
other children in implementing these strategies for successful peer relationships…
What early learning and development standard is the teacher addressing?
Effective Teacher Practices for Providing Targeted Social Emotional Supports
NC Early Learning Network, a joint project of NC-DPI and UNC-FPG, 2014
Module 8: Promoting Emotional Literacy and Empathy
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Promoting Emotional Literacy and Empathy
ESD-5: Children demonstrate the social and behavioral skills needed to successfully participate
in groups.
What teaching standards is the teacher demonstrating?
 Standard I: Teachers demonstrate leadership.
 Standard II: Teachers establish a respectful environment for a diverse population for students.
Practice 9: When I observe a teacher use and model reflective strategies to question my own
instructional practices in order to enhance, implement, and model emotional literacy and empathy
within the classroom community…
What teaching standard is the teacher demonstrating?
 Standard V: Teachers reflect on their practice.
Effective Teacher Practices for Providing Targeted Social Emotional Supports
NC Early Learning Network, a joint project of NC-DPI and UNC-FPG, 2014