The Authentic SELF
Feel to Learn Teacher's Guide
ByKendra Nicole PetersenAlyah Holmes
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The Authentic SELF: Feel to Learn is a neurodiversity-affirming, choose-your-own-adventure curriculum that integrates sensory-emotional literacy into everyday learning. Designed for therapists, educators, and families, it offers practical tools to support social-emotional learning (SEL), self-regulation, and engagement for neurodivergent learners in classrooms, clinics, and home environments.
The Teacher's Guide includes over 500 pages of comprehensive content, including teaching pedagogy, evidence-based practices, structured lesson plans, integrative learning activities, reflection prompts, and ready-to-use resources. Grounded in occupational therapy principles and real-world application, it supports adults in delivering the curriculum with clarity, flexibility, and confidence.
This guide empowers professionals and caregivers to create responsive, inclusive learning environments where each child can feel, learn, and lead as their authentic self.
Details
- Publication Date
- Apr 9, 2026
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9798994664803
- Category
- Education & Language
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Kendra Nicole Petersen, Illustrated by: Alyah Holmes
Specifications
- Pages
- 529
- Binding Type
- Paperback Perfect Bound
- Interior Color
- Color
- Dimensions
- US Letter (8.5 x 11 in / 216 x 279 mm)
Keywords
Occupational therapyEducationNeurodiversityDiversity Equity InclusionMental HealthCurriculumSocial Emotional LearningSensory HealthSensory IntegrationSensory ProcessingSensory Emotional LiteracyEmbodimentEmbodied LinguisticsEmbodied CognitionUniversal DesignElementaryMiddle SchoolHigh SchoolPedagogyCounselingPsychologyTherapyLearningFeelingEmotionemotional literacyemotional intelligencereflective practicestudent engagementspecial educationinclusion