Professor Collette Tayler

Professor Collette Tayler

Chair of Early Childhood Education and Care, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne

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Education

Instructional teaching explained

Also known as ‘intentional teaching,’ instructional support is thoughtful, informed and deliberate.

Education

Prescription for developing a child’s mind

How quality teacher interaction with children pays off in their future education and development

Arts & Culture

Toddlers need books, and lots of conversation

Learning outcomes in the first two to three years of life have been shown to have a huge impact on children’s ongoing educational achievement

Arts & Culture

Teaching children through play? It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3

Integrating ‘intentional teaching’ into everyday interactions with children can set them on the road to success and happiness