Diversified Teaching Strategies for Early Childhood Classrooms: Building an Instructional Toolkit [Hardcover]

1. Play-Based Approaches; 2. Discovery Learning; 3. High/Scope Strategies; 4. Montessori-Inspired Strategies; 5. Reggio-Inspired Teaching; 6. Thematic Teaching; 7. Learning Centers; 8. Scaffolding; 9. Language Experience Approach; 10. Cooperative Learning; 11. Direct Instruction; 12. Mastery Learning Strategies; 13. Culturally Responsive Pedagogy; 14. Critical Pedagogy and Critical Literacy; 15. Postmodern Approaches; 16. Technology-Integrated Teaching

This book aims to broaden the teaching repertoires of pre-service and in-service early childhood teachers so they can better meet the needs of the children they teach.

J. Amos Hatch is Professor Emeritus at the University of Tennessee. A dedicated teacher and accomplished scholar, he has published nine books, authored over 150 journal articles and book chapters, and presented scores of papers at academic conferences around the globe.

This book aims to broaden the teaching repertoires of pre-service and in-service early childhood teachers so they can better meet the needs of the children they teach. Covering 16 early childhood teaching strategiesranging from traditional play-based approaches through direct teaching and technology-assisted instruction to postmodern methodseach chapter focuses on a different pedagogical approach, explaining what it is, why its important, and how it can be implemented in Pre-K3 classrooms. Chapters conclude with detailed examples of how the strategies can be utilized to cover specific instructional objectives drawn from published standards. Diversified Teaching Strategies for Early Childhood Classrooms is essential reading for undergraduate students studying early childhood education, as well as graduate students, early childhood teacher educators, and any practicing Pre-KGrade 3 teachers. It offers readers a richer set of tools for making good decisions about how to teach real contenlsÂ