Teaching Our Youngest: A Guide for Preschool Teachers and Child-Care and Family Providers

In the years from birth through age 5, children develop the basic knowledge, understandings, & interests they need to reach the goal of being successful learners, readers, & writers. This report tells you what you can do to help children develop their language abilities, increase their knowledge, become familiar with books & other printed materials, learn letters & sounds, recognize numbers, & learn to count. Includes examples of strategies you can use for teaching these skills. Also included are examples of ways to create an environment in your preschool classrooms that will nurture children's natural curiosity & their zest for learning. Includes examples of conversations that teachers have with children to enhance their learning during everyday activities.Fran Lehr is the author of 'Teaching Our Youngest: A Guide for Preschool Teachers and Child-Care and Family Providers' with ISBN 9780756726461 and ISBN 0756726468.