Techniques for Teaching Young Children: Choices for theory & practice, 3rd edition

Published by Pearson (August 25, 2008) © 2009

  • Glenda MacNaughton University of Melbourne
  • Gillian Williams
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Introductory early childhood text specialising in skills and techniques

Techniques for Teaching Young Children offers an excellent blend of theory and practice by describing and demonstrating teaching techniques used in early childhood education, ranging from the simple to the complex. Examples of these include observing and listening through to scaffolding and empowerment. This book provides early childhood student teachers and practising teachers with an excellent guide to everyday practice and reflective teaching.

Table of contents

  • Part One: Teaching and the Environment
  • 1: Positioning equipment and materials
  • 2: Collecting
  • 3: Scheduling
  • Part Two: General Teaching Techniques
  • 4: Demonstrating
  • 5: Describing
  • 6: Encouraging, praising and helping
  • 7: Facilitating
  • 8: Feedback
  • 9: Grouping
  • 10: Listening
  • 11: Modelling
  • 12: Positioning people
  • 13: Questioning
  • 14: Reading
  • 15: Recalling
  • 16: Singing
  • 17: Suggesting
  • 18: Telling and instructing
  • Part Three: Specialist Teaching Techniques
  • 19: Co-constructing
  • 20: Community building
  • 21: Decolonising
  • 22: Deconstructing
  • 23: Democratising
  • 24: Documenting
  • 25: Empowering
  • 26: Philosophising
  • 27: Problem-solving
  • 28: Reinforcing
  • 29: Scaffolding
  • 30: Task analysis
  • Part Four: Educational Philosophies, Goals and Teaching Techniques
  • 31: Building a strategic approach to teaching techniques

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