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2012

Genan Anderson

Teacher Education and Professional Development

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Toddlers: Avoid Chaos By Matching Activities To Developmental Levels, Genan Anderson Dec 2011

Toddlers: Avoid Chaos By Matching Activities To Developmental Levels, Genan Anderson

Genan Anderson

The key to success in caring for toddlers is capitalizing on the knowledge that toddlers will engage repetitively in an activity that is on the edge of their ability to accomplish it with support. A range of activities are presented along with four skill levels on the task plus tips for facilitating the skill for each activity.


The Teacher's Role In Child-Directed Play, Genan Anderson, Anita Spainhower Dec 2011

The Teacher's Role In Child-Directed Play, Genan Anderson, Anita Spainhower

Genan Anderson

In the context of a play scenario, the full range of strategies on the DAP Teaching Continuum used by a master teacher to facilitate mature socio-dramatic play is illustrated to the reader. The fluid, intentional movement of the teacher from strategy to strategy in response to the play of the children delineates the role the teacher plays in content-rich, child-directed play.