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NAEYCNAEYCDevelopmentally Appropriate Developmentally Appropriate
Practice in Early Childhood Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8from Birth through Age 8
NAEYCNAEYCDevelopmentally Appropriate Developmentally Appropriate
Practice in Early Childhood Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8from Birth through Age 8
Critical Issues• Reducing the learning gap and
increasing the achievement of all children.
• Creating improved, better connected education for preschool and elementary children.
• Recognizing teacher knowledge and decision making as vital to educational effectiveness.
Reducing learning gaps and increasing achievement for all
children
• 3 specific subgroups of children in the U.S. lag behind their peers: 1_______ 2_______ 3_______
• Prime differences: 1_________ 2________• Part of larger concern: _________________• Action: Learning standards• Action: Child outcomes framework
Creating improved, better connected education for
preschool and elementary children
• Mandated accountability requirements.• Increased publicly funded early childhood
experiences.• Alignment is critical – but should not be
simplifying for younger children – but should be based on children’s development
• Concerns: 1__________ 2_________ 3___________4__________5________ 6___________
• Together teachers must ensure _____________
Recognizing teacher knowledge and decision making as vital to
the educational process
• Teacher preparation in child development• Teachers know the children in their classroom as a group and
individually 1_______________2________________
3________________• Expert decision making requires that teachers have: 1_______________2________________
3________________• To make sound instructional decisions teachers need:
1 ________________2________________3________________
• In summary, good teaching requires:1 ________________2________________3________________
Research• 4 Domains: PIES• Learning Goals
1_________ 2_______ 3__________• Proven practices 1_________ 2__________
3________• Research about teachers
– Knowledge about____________– Repertoire of______________
Core Considerations• Knowledge to consider in making
decisions 1___________ 2_______ 3 ___________
• Challenging and achievable goals for acquiring skills, abilities or knowledge – stretch, mastery and set new goals
• Teachers are INTENTIONAL1__________ 2_________ 3__________ 4_________
5_________ 6_________
Principles of child development
• Not based on what we _________ be true nor on what we _______ about young children.
• Developmentally appropriate practice is informed by what we know from___________
• Just as all domains of development and learning are ____________,
• All principles _____________
Principle #1Principle #1All domains of All domains of
development and development and learning are learning are
important and they important and they are closely are closely
interrelated.interrelated.
Principle #1Principle #1All domains of All domains of
development and development and learning are learning are
important and they important and they are closely are closely
interrelated.interrelated.
Principle #2Principle #2Aspects of children’s Aspects of children’s learning follow well learning follow well
documented documented sequences.sequences.
Principle #2Principle #2Aspects of children’s Aspects of children’s learning follow well learning follow well
documented documented sequences.sequences.
Principal #3 Principal #3 Development and Development and
learning proceed at learning proceed at different ratesdifferent rates
Principal #3 Principal #3 Development and Development and
learning proceed at learning proceed at different ratesdifferent rates
Principle #4 Principle #4 Development and Development and
learning result from learning result from interaction of biological interaction of biological
maturation and maturation and experienceexperience
Principle #4 Principle #4 Development and Development and
learning result from learning result from interaction of biological interaction of biological
maturation and maturation and experienceexperience
Principle #5Principle #5Early experiences have a Early experiences have a
profound effects on profound effects on development and learning AND development and learning AND
optimal periods exist for optimal periods exist for certain types of development certain types of development
and learning.and learning.
Principle #5Principle #5Early experiences have a Early experiences have a
profound effects on profound effects on development and learning AND development and learning AND
optimal periods exist for optimal periods exist for certain types of development certain types of development
and learning.and learning.
Principle #6Principle #6Development proceeds Development proceeds
toward greater complexity, toward greater complexity, self-regulation, and symbolic self-regulation, and symbolic or representational capacitiesor representational capacities
Principle #6Principle #6Development proceeds Development proceeds
toward greater complexity, toward greater complexity, self-regulation, and symbolic self-regulation, and symbolic or representational capacitiesor representational capacities
Principle #7 Principle #7 Children develop best when they Children develop best when they
have secure, consistent have secure, consistent relationships with responsive relationships with responsive adults and opportunities for adults and opportunities for
positive relationships with peers.positive relationships with peers.
Principle #7 Principle #7 Children develop best when they Children develop best when they
have secure, consistent have secure, consistent relationships with responsive relationships with responsive adults and opportunities for adults and opportunities for
positive relationships with peers.positive relationships with peers.
Principle #8Principle #8Development and learning Development and learning occur in and are influenced occur in and are influenced
by multiple social and by multiple social and cultural contexts.cultural contexts.
Principle #8Principle #8Development and learning Development and learning occur in and are influenced occur in and are influenced
by multiple social and by multiple social and cultural contexts.cultural contexts.
Principle #9Principle #9Children learn in a variety of Children learn in a variety of
ways: a wide range of ways: a wide range of teaching strategies and teaching strategies and
interactions are effectiveinteractions are effective
Principle #9Principle #9Children learn in a variety of Children learn in a variety of
ways: a wide range of ways: a wide range of teaching strategies and teaching strategies and
interactions are effectiveinteractions are effective
Principle #10 Principle #10 Play is an important vehicle Play is an important vehicle
for developing self for developing self regulation as well as for regulation as well as for
promoting language, promoting language, cognition, and social cognition, and social
competence.competence.
Principle #10 Principle #10 Play is an important vehicle Play is an important vehicle
for developing self for developing self regulation as well as for regulation as well as for
promoting language, promoting language, cognition, and social cognition, and social
competence.competence.
Principle #11 Principle #11 Development and learning advance Development and learning advance
when children are challenged to when children are challenged to achieve at a level just beyond their achieve at a level just beyond their
current mastery, and also when current mastery, and also when they have opportunities to practice they have opportunities to practice
newly acquired skills.newly acquired skills.
Principle #11 Principle #11 Development and learning advance Development and learning advance
when children are challenged to when children are challenged to achieve at a level just beyond their achieve at a level just beyond their
current mastery, and also when current mastery, and also when they have opportunities to practice they have opportunities to practice
newly acquired skills.newly acquired skills.
Principle # 12Principle # 12Children’s experiences shape their Children’s experiences shape their
motivation and approaches to learning, motivation and approaches to learning, such as persistence, initiative, and such as persistence, initiative, and
flexibility; in turn, these dispositions flexibility; in turn, these dispositions and behaviors affect their learning and and behaviors affect their learning and
development.development.
Principle # 12Principle # 12Children’s experiences shape their Children’s experiences shape their
motivation and approaches to learning, motivation and approaches to learning, such as persistence, initiative, and such as persistence, initiative, and
flexibility; in turn, these dispositions flexibility; in turn, these dispositions and behaviors affect their learning and and behaviors affect their learning and
development.development.
Guidelines for developmentally appropriate
practice.1. Creating a caring community of
learners2. Teaching to enhance development and
learning3. Planning curriculum to achieve
important goals4. Assessing children’s development and
learning5. Establishing reciprocal relationships
with families.
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