An introductory early childhood text specialising in skills and techniques. Offers a blend of theory and practice by describing and demonstrating teaching techniques used in early childhood education, ranging from the simple to the complex. 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