Filled with information and inspiration for applying DAP in your work with infants and toddlers.
This edition provides a comprehensive approach to implementing practices that ensure all young children have access to high-quality early learning.
This volume spells out more fully the principles undergirding developmentally appropriate practice and guidelines for making decisions in the classroom for young children.
Combines research and practice on integrated developmentally appropriate curriculum that helps theorists, researchers, parents, and teachers understand how to match early childhood teaching practices to the integrated manner that young ...
This book represents the early childhood profession's consensus definition of developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs. It is intended for use by teachers, administrators, parents and policy makers.
Carol Copple is a highly respected early childhood education author, educator, and consultant. For 16 years she served as a senior staff member at NAEYC, and her responsibilities included directing the books program.
Outlines the core ideas of DAP as practiced in kindergarten so teachers can deepen their everyday practice.
This work offers critiques of early childhood education and developmentally appropriate practices.
The introductory chapter describes the two central frameworks -- developmentally appropriate practice and teacher dominion -- and provides conceptual background on teacher practical knowledge.
Each case provides an opportunity to Make connections to the fourth edition of Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Think critically about the influence of context on educator, child, and family actions Discuss ...
Help children participate in purposeful play to promote the development of a number of important skills.