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Differentiating Instruction In The Preschool Classroom: Bridging Emergent Literacy Instruction And Developmentally Appropriate Practice, Catherine Rosemary, Terri Purcell

Catherine A. Rosemary

In response to the heightened press for literacy instruction in preschools, many early childhood teachers find themselves struggling with the question of how to infuse literacy into their daily routines and simultaneously recognize and appreciate the great variability in what children bring to the classroom. Put simply, how can preschool teachers differentiate instruction? The purpose of this chapter is to address this "how" question. Knowing how to differentiate instruction relies on a good understanding of what differentiation is and why it is important in early literacy teaching. Therefore, we begin the chapter with background on the underlying tension at the …