The highly anticipated new edition of NAEYC’s Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs is here, fully revised and updated! Since its first publication in 1987, this book has been a key resource in the field of early childhood education. Early childhood educators have a professional responsibility to intentionally design and implement developmentally appropriate learning experiences that promote social and emotional development, physical growth and health, cognitive development, and the overall learning skills of each child served. But what is Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP)? DAP is a framework designed to promote optimal learning and development for young children through an approach that builds on their strengths and encourages joyful, engaged learning. As educators make decisions to support each child's learning and development, they consider what they know about (1) similarities in children’s development and learning, (2) each child as an individual (within the context of their family and community), and (3) perceptions of the social and cultural contexts relevant to each child, as well as the educator and the program as a whole. This latest edition of the book has been completely revised to emphasize the crucial role that social and cultural contexts play in children’s development and learning, incorporating new research on implicit bias and teachers’ frameworks, as well as advances in neuroscience. Educators apply developmentally appropriate practices by recognizing the many abilities that all young children bring to early learning programs as individuals and members of families and communities. They also develop awareness of their own contextual influences. Building on each child's strengths, educators design and implement learning environments to help each child reach their full potential across all areas of development and all domains of content.
Manufacturer
- Publisher
- Edition
- Language
- English
- Subtitle
- -
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 400
- Release Date
- -
- Publication Date
- 2021
- Dimensions
- 20.3x27.9 cm
- Award
- -
- Intended for
- For educators
- Educational Level
- Preschool Age
- ISBN-13
- 9781938113956
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