Helping children develop self-regulation skills is similar to helping children learn to read, count,or ride a bike.
Effective teacher suse a variety ofstrategies to bridge the development alspace between what children already know and can do and more complex skills and knowledge. Three teaching strate giesare critical for scaffolding children’s
development of self regulation : modeling,using hints and cues, and gradually withdrawing adult support. Melissa used all three in herinteractions with Lucy and Tricia.