Transforming Teaching: Creating Lesson Plans for Child-Centered Learning in Preschool
Reviews
Masterson’s instructive book explores all facets of preschool lesson planning to energize intentional teaching, bridging the dichotomy between teacher and child-centered curriculum. Full of useful classroom examples and complete lesson plan samples, this book addresses planning for all developmental domains, all learner types, and all modes of child activity.
—Michael Haslip, Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education, Drexel University
This book encourages early childhood educators to deepen their teaching practice. It offers practical and applicable strategies to intentionally develop lesson plans that are culturally, linguistically, and developmentally responsive and to provide high-quality classroom learning experiences where “children recognize their experiences in the curriculum, materials, and activities.”
Dr. Masterson is an educator of educators and is an important voice in providing professional learning for the field of early childhood education and has written an anchor text for teachers and administrators, at all levels of their development, to build classrooms “for children to engage with peers and adults in meaningful learning throughout each day.”
—Emily Simon, P-2 Manager, Chicago Public Schools
I believe hands-on exploration is a major component in the early years. This book will be a great asset to educators everywhere. The examples of emergent teaching, individualized teaching, and teaching children with disabilities are great resources for assistant teachers.
—Hope Cain, Associate Teacher, NASA Goddard Child Development Center
