Title: Model developmentally appropriate teaching methods.
Course: Early Childhood, Education, and Services II (19153-II) > Section: Promoting Physical, Cognitive, Language, Social, and Emotional Development

Modeling should be based on

- research of different teaching methods
- observation of teaching methods appropriate to learner and learning environment
- adjustments, if necessary, based on observation of learners.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- Why are developmentally appropriate teaching methods important to implement in the early childhood setting?
- What activities will the early childhood professional provide for children?

Communication

- How do professionals decide what is developmentally appropriate?
- What are the best teaching methods for early childhood teachers?

Leadership

- What local, state, and federal guidelines are relevant to instruction of preschool-aged children?
- What are National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) core considerations to support each child’s development in an increasingly diverse society?

Management

- What state regulations are in place to ensure appropriate interactions between a preschooler and the early childhood professional?
- What resources exist to support observation of developmentally appropriate teaching?