This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. For over two decades, Skills for Preschool Teachers has prepared teachers, teaching assistants, college students, classroom volunteers, and CDA candidates to work with children three-to-five years of age in preschools, center-based child care, Head Starts, and pre-kindergartens.  The skills for working with young children are presented in 13 easily-readable, fact-filled chapters, each of which is based on one of the CDA "functional areas": safe, healthy, learning environment, physical, cognitive, communication, creative, self-concept, social, guidance, family, program management, and professionalism. Its use of practical checklists for observing children and the classroom environment has been a hallmark of this text, as well as its use of the latest children’s picture books as lead-ins to every curriculum area covered. Practitioners will appreciate the appropriate NAEYC Program Standards in every chapter, as well as a section on inclusion and how to help children with disabilities succeed in classroom activities. New topics in this ninth edition include: how to respond to bullying in the classroom and playground; an expanded discussion of brain research and cognitive development; critical information on helping “dual-language learners” who are learning English as well as their own home language; and creating a professional portfolio. Proven in content and clearly written, this sound resource provides the practitioner with solid, practical tips, new research, and empirically-based methods and strategies for working with and teaching young children in an array of educational settings.

Table of Contents:
Introduction   Chapter  1 Maintaining a Safe Classroom Chapter  2 Maintaining a Healthy Classroom Chapter  3 Etablishing a Learning Environment Chapter  4 Advancing Physical Skills Chapter  5 Advancing Cognitive Skills Chapter  6 Advancing Communication Skills Chapter  7 Advancing Creative Skills Chapter  8 Building a Positive Self-Concept Chapter  9 Promoting Social Skills Chapter 10 Providing Guidance Chapter 11 Promoting Family Involvement Chapter 12 Providing Program Management Chapter 13 Promoting Professionalism   Appendix A Becoming a CDA: Child Development Associate Appendix B  Teacher Skills Checklist for Infant and Toddler Programs Index