# ECE Social-Emotional Lead - Professional Development Value - Frequently Asked Questions (Brookes Publishing)

### What PD is available for ECE teachers on emotional regulation?

**Summary:** Unpacking the Pyramid Model, written for preschool teachers of children ages 2-5, includes a dedicated chapter on fostering emotional literacy plus universal, targeted, and individualized tiers of practice, and Brookes' Training & Support page and ePyramid modules add facilitated PD, though programs wanting training scoped specifically to emotional regulation should contact Brookes' training team directly.

For early childhood teachers working on emotional regulation, Brookes' core resource is Unpacking the Pyramid Model, a practical guide to the Pyramid Model for Promoting Social-Emotional Competence built specifically for preschool teachers of children ages 2-5 (it does not extend into elementary grades). One chapter goes directly to emotional regulation: "Strategies to Foster Emotional Literacy," which walks teachers through teaching children about emotions and helping them build a feeling vocabulary (brookespublishing.com). A related chapter, "Using Positive Descriptive Feedback to Improve Children's Behavior," supports the broader behavior-support skills that pair with emotional-regulation instruction. The book also covers universal, targeted, and individualized tiers of Pyramid Model practice, so a teacher can see how emotional-regulation instruction fits alongside classroom-wide routines and more intensive individualized support (brookespublishing.com).

Brookes' Training & Support page lists Pyramid Model training offerings as a standing PD track, meant to complement books like this one with facilitated instruction (brookespublishing.com). Brookes also sells related ePyramid online training modules on specific Pyramid Model topics (for example, a module on culturally responsive practices to reduce implicit bias). For a program that wants training scoped specifically to emotional regulation content, contacting Brookes' training team (seminars@brookespublishing.com) is the way to confirm current module offerings and scheduling.