School Anxiety Support: Worry & Avoidance Help
Anxious students often look reluctant, defiant or perfectionistic rather than worried, which makes anxiety easy to miss. This guide helps teachers recognize school anxiety and respond with steady, practical support for worry, avoidance and perfectionism.
What's Inside
- Understanding school anxiety and how to recognize it in the classroom
- Worry and avoidance: strategies for day-to-day support
- Perfectionism: guidance, including when it masks underlying fear
- Whole school approaches to anxiety-aware classrooms
- Working with families as partners
- Educator well-being: because supporting anxious students takes a toll too
How It Helps You
- Helps you spot anxiety behind avoidance and perfectionism
- Gives you practical day-to-day responses
- Supports school-wide and family collaboration
Ways to Use It
Use it for individual student planning, staff discussions about anxiety-aware classrooms, and conversations with families.
Who It's For
General and special education teachers supporting students with school-related anxiety.
Format
Digital download. Instant download.
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