Practical Solutions to Practically Every Problem: The Early Childhood Teacher's Manual

by Steffen Saifer, Ellen Galinsky

Find solutions quickly and easily! This revised classic offers hundreds of updated tested solutions for the tricky problems, questions, and concerns that arise throughout the early childhood teacher’s day. Based on sound developmentally appropriate theory, this how-to book on classroom management techniques enables beginning and experienced teachers alike to run effective, successful programs.New topics include working with ESL learners, helping children deal with traumatic life events, and using computers in the classroom.Steffen Saifer is the director of the Child and Family Program at the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory in Portland, Oregon. He is also on the faculty of Portland State University, where he conducts research on effective interventions for helping children with challenging behaviors.

190 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1990

About the author

Steffen Saifer, Ed.D., is currently a semi-retired international consultant and writer based in Spain. Among recent projects, he has facilitated the development of a national kindergarten curriculum in the Republic of Georgia for UNICEF, and co-developed and helped to implement a master’s degree program in early childhood leadership in Russia. Dr. Saifer has worked with programs in Belarus, Bangladesh, The Gambia, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, among other countries. Earlier in his career he was an early childhood teacher, program director, college instructor, and education specialist for Head Start programs in four Pacific Northwest states. His primary interests and expertise focus on the role of play in development and education, the training of early childhood professionals, and culturally responsive early childhood curriculum.

Reviews

[Shari (Shira) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Truth in advertising! Very practical, down to earth, teacher-friendly, usable solutions to pre-K problems.

[Vassiliadi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Πρέπει να το έχω διαβάσει πάνω από 100 φορές. Είναι σημειωμενο κ υπογραμμισμένο! Ούτε στο Πανεπιστήμιο δεν είχα έτσι τα βιβλία μου!

[Amber]

1 copy available