Early Childhood Teacher Guide Ot2 PDF Download

This comprehensive resource covers up-to-date, helpful information and ‘how tos’ for early childhood education students and explains the student’s professional duties and responsibilities, and the mechanics of hands-on teaching. Designed to encourage contemplative and reflective student thought, this book aids in comprehension of the material. Important aspects for Understanding of professionally accepted practice, ethics, classroom management, and individualized and group program planning and instruction are woven throughout. Communication skills for effective team teaching help alleviate common classroom problems encountered during student teaching. Case studies, examples, charts and visuals are presented throughout, and case scenarios apprise readers of real-life situations and children that other student teachers have encountered. Focus on special- needs children and infant-toddler classroom placement particulars are addressed to alert students to current practices in those student teacher placements. Chapters dealing with parent and family interactions give considerable attention to the development of school-home partnerships that enhance children’s life long learning, and educational success.