Teaching in the Preschool Author:Brophy, Jere E.; Good, Thomas L.; Nedler, Shari E. The book is a textbook intended for caregivers and future caregivers in all kinds of preschool settings and programs. It should be especially useful for those who will teach in early education programs involving some kind of planned curriculum. Several chapters deal with curriculum and instruction in the preschool, and the book as a whole assume... more »s that some part of the daily program will be spent in planned activities based on pre-selected objectives. The main theme of the book is the role of the teacher in optimizing the cognitive, social, emotional, and general personal development of each individual child.« less