• Provides tools for detecting and decreasing anxiety in the classroom to make it a calmer, more productive learning environment.
• Includes classroom examples, model responses, and anxiety-reducing strategies from diverse classrooms.
• Explains, in relevant terms, various forms of anxiety so that teachers can pinpoint and address students’ needs more quickly and easily.
• Includes 96 pages of resources and powerful tools for educators.
• Written by Eli R. Lebowitz, PhD. and Rebecca G. Etkin, PhD, both specialists in childhood and adolescent anxiety with over 100 research papers, books, and chapters on the topic between them.
• Published by a trusted source: Scholastic Teaching Solution's Professional Books are written by some of the most renowned researchers and practitioners in education today and provide actionable takeaways educators can immediately implement into their instructional practices.

Anxiety deeply impacts every aspect of a child’s school experience, including academics and learning, interactions with peers, and interactions with teachers, and attendance. But school is also a place for detecting anxiety problems and helping students who struggle with it. This book provides K–5 educators with information that is key to understanding, detecting, and helping students with elevated anxiety levels, as well as guidelines for working with their parents. With practical examples, quick classroom assessments, and simple but powerful tools to help students manage anxiety, it is an essential resource that is scientifically informed and extremely accessible.