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  • Mary G Porter Traditional School
  • Woodbridge, VA
  • More than a third of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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The need for social-emotional skills to be present in students lives is always something to be emphasized. Julia Cook provides relevant and insightful lessons through her vibrant picture books that reach and glorify self regulation and social-emotional skills for students. These social-emotional books will not only be the focus for school counselors supporting individual students but also classroom teachers to use in a whole group setting to reach all student's needs. In present times, the need for students to be able to self regulate and understand their emotions is imperative not only to support their future but to validate their present. As educators, our reach extends beyond books and testing, but to students emotional needs to prepare them for a positive tomorrow. With the Julia Cook picture books being used in our classrooms, students will be able to learn about not only themselves but also connect to each other.

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The need for social-emotional skills to be present in students lives is always something to be emphasized. Julia Cook provides relevant and insightful lessons through her vibrant picture books that reach and glorify self regulation and social-emotional skills for students. These social-emotional books will not only be the focus for school counselors supporting individual students but also classroom teachers to use in a whole group setting to reach all student's needs. In present times, the need for students to be able to self regulate and understand their emotions is imperative not only to support their future but to validate their present. As educators, our reach extends beyond books and testing, but to students emotional needs to prepare them for a positive tomorrow. With the Julia Cook picture books being used in our classrooms, students will be able to learn about not only themselves but also connect to each other.

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