Description:

The criteria in the five NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standards that focus on children (Relationships, Curriculum, Teaching, Assessment, and Health) make clear the link between the quality of children's experiences in school settings and the quality of the teacher. Teachers juggle many tasks, and those who purposefully use multiple instructional approaches optimize children's opportunities for learning. This resource focuses particularly on NAEYC's "Teaching" Program Standard. Discussed here are developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate and effective teaching approaches that enhance each child's learning and development in the context of the program's curriculum goals. 

Updated in 2008, this is one of nine booklets addressing the Standards and Criteria specific to NAEYC Accreditation of early childhood education programs.