The Role Of Intentional Teaching In Early Childhood Australia

Early Childhood Australia (2010) explains that “Intentional teaching is thoughtful, informed and deliberate” (Early Childhood Australia , 2010) and that is exactly what is. Intentional teaching is purposely setting up the environment to get children involved in an experiment or activity to extend children’s ideas. Educators can interact with the children by asking open ended questions, demonstrating, explaining, speculating, modelling and engaging to extend children’s thinking and understanding. Intentional teaching can be planned or spontaneous. (QCAA, 2014)
Educators who uses Intentional teaching can promote children’s agency by assisting them with making their own choice and encouraging decision making. It is the educator’s responsibility