1. Take a Look It’s In a Book Children's picture books provide a familiar and comforting source to help build and support young children's social emotional development. In this session participants will: *gain knowledge of quality bibliotherapy children's literature *share picture books that provide opportunity for discussion *explore the use of these books birth to age eight *learn music and hands-on activities that enhance the text *receive research about bibliotherapy children's literature workshop by Karen Richards Toothaker
addresses to me at above address to receive handouts
Intro. Game name ball – name- where work- what age group then next slide

2. Bibliotherapy Definition
What is it?
Bibliotherapy is the process of using books to help children think about, understand, and work through
social and emotional concerns.
from Positive Child Guidance by Darla Ferris Miller
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3. RESEARCED BENEFITS OF BOOKS FOR KIDS
Compiled by Heather Gilmore, MSW, LLMSW, BCBA. Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). 
1. Improves kids’ ability to manage potentially stressful life events
Some children’s books are written specifically about experiences that children might find difficult, such as going to the dentist or having divorced parents. Reading these types of books to children can help them to feel more comfortable with the situation and can prepare them for what they are experiencing or what they will experience.
2. Increases feelings recognition and management
As children develop, they learn about emotions (their own and other people’s). In order to grown into a healthy, well-balanced adult, kids must learn how to recognize what emotions they have, what emotions others have, how emotions are experienced, and what to do about them or how to behave in response to an emotion. To do this, books can teach important skills that will help them learn appropriate behaviors for different emotions as well as to be more aware and accepting of feelings in general.
3. Enhances relationships
When parents read books to their children, the bond between them increases. Reading allows for a time when both parent and child can relax, connect with one another, and be in a moment in which they do not have to worry about the demands of everyday life. Reading can also enhance a relationship between siblings. For instance, an older sibling can read to their younger sibling which can create a positive bond between them.
4. Calms and strengthens the mind
Reading a book or being read to can help the mind of a child to grow by improving a child’s creativity, imagination, and ability to simply slow down and relax which also refreshes the mind and makes the brain have the energy it needs to perform everyday tasks more efficiently and with better quality.
5. Improves self-confidence
When children develop reading skills, their self-confidence improves because they are accomplishing a task in which they put in effort to learn. Learning to reading and reading new books and even familiar books is great for children’s self-confidence. Part of self-confidence is feeling good about being successful at something (about one’s own abilities) and this is surely an outcome of what reading can do for children. When the adults in a child’s life respond with positive attention, acceptance, reassurance, and encouragement, a child’s self-confidence can improve even more.

4. developed by Karen Richards Toothaker
BOOK REPORT GUIDE to asses bibliotheropy usefulness of a picture book
developed by Karen Richards Toothaker
TITLE _______________________________ Author__________________
Book is appropriate for ages ____ as a listener ages ____ as a reader
feelings recognition and management
Feelings expressed / implied in text
Feelings expressed/ implied in illustrations
Strategy used in book to manage feelings/emotions
Supporting activities to increase child’s understanding: (songs, games, movement, visual arts, hands on)
relationships
Social issue or relationship expressed or implied in text
Social issue or relationship expressed or implied in illustrations
Relationship message to the child
Supporting activities to increase child’s understanding: (songs, games, movement, visual arts, hands on )
calm and strengthen the mind
How does the text refresh a child’s brain
How do the illustrations refresh a child’s brain
Supporting activities to calm, refresh, slow down, relax, spark creativity:(songs, games, movement, visual arts, hands on)
improves self-confidence
Resilience attributes expressed/ implied in text
Resilience attributes expressed/ implied in illustrations
Supporting activities to build these resilience attributes
What ability(s) do the character(s) display
comments – observations – summery

5. Web based bibliotherapy book list