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Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs,9780935989793

Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs

by Bredekamp, Sue; Copple, Carol; National Association for the Education of Young Children

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Revised

ISBN13:

9780935989793

ISBN10:

093598979X

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Paperback

Pub. Date:

1/1/1997

Publisher(s):

NAEYC

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Table of Contents

Preface

v

(4)

Acknowledgments

ix

Part 1 NAEYC Position Statement: Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8 (Adopted July 1996)

3

(30)

The current context of early childhood programs

3

(3)

Rationale for the position statement

6

(1)

NAEYC's commitment to children

7

(1)

Statement of the position

8

(1)

Principles of child development and learning that inform developmentally appropriate practice

9

(7)

Guidelines for decisions about developmentally appropriate practice

16

(7)

Creating a caring community of learners

16

(1)

Teaching to enhance development and learning

17

(3)

Constructing appropriate curriculum

20

(1)

Assessing children's learning and development

21

(1)

Establishing reciprocal relationships with families

22

(1)

Moving from either/or to both/and thinking in early childhood practice

23

(1)

Policies essential for achieving developmentally appropriate early childhood programs

24

(1)

References

25

(8)

Part 2 Developmentally Appropriate Practice: The Early Childhood Teacher As Decisionmaker/Sue Bredekamp

33

(22)

Overview and NAEYC's definition of developmentally appropriate practice

36

(1)

Using knowledge about child development and learning to inform practice

36

(3)

Using knowledge of individual children to inform practice

39

(2)

Using knowledge of the social and cultural context to inform practice

41

(2)

Using multiple sources of knowledge in professional decisionmaking

43

(1)

Resolving contradictions

44

(7)

Resolving contradictions in practice: A strategy for making decisions and negotiating conflicts

47

(1)

Considering children's individual needs in decisions about developmentally appropriate practice

48

(1)

Considering families' concerns and the wider social context in decisions about developmentally appropriate practice

48

(3)

Conclusion

51

(1)

References

51

(4)

Part 3 Developmentally Appropriate Practice for Infants and Toddlers

55

(42)

Development in the First Three Years of Life

55

(15)

Young infants (birth to 9 months)

56

(4)

Mobile infants (8 to 18 months)

60

(5)

Toddlers (16 to 36) months

65

(5)

Developmental milestones of children from birth to age 3

70

(2)

Examples of appropriate and inappropriate practices for infants

72

(9)

Examples of appropriate and inappropriate practices for toddlers

81

(10)

References and resources

91

(6)

Part 4 Developmentally Appropriate Practice for 3- through 5-Year-Olds

97

(44)

Development and learning in children age 3 through 5

98

(25)

Integrated development and learning during early childhood

98

(1)

A sketch of physical development in 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds

99

(5)

Physical growth

99

(1)

Maturation

100

(1)

Sensation and perception

100

(1)

Gross-motor development

101

(1)

Gross-motor development--Widely held expectations

102

(1)

Considerations for early childhood educators

103

(1)

Fine-motor development

103

(2)

Fine-motor development--Widely held expectations

105

Considerations for early childhood educators

104

A sketch of language and communication development in 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds

104

Language and communication development--Widely held expectations

108

(1)

Considerations for early childhood educators

109

(1)

A sketch of cognitive development in 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds

110

(5)

Characteristics of thought

112

(1)

Information processing

113

(1)

Social cognition

114

(1)

Considerations for early childhood educators

115

(1)

A sketch of social and emotional development of 3- through 5-year-olds

115

(3)

Considerations for early childhood educators

116

(1)

Social and emotional development--Widely held expectations

117

(1)

Responding to individual and cultural variation

118

(3)

Negotiating transitions: Changes and challenges

121

(2)

Examples of appropriate and inappropriate practices for 3- through 5-year-olds

123

(13)

References

136

(5)

Part 5 Developmentally Appropriate Practice for 6- through 8-Year-Olds in the Primary Grades

141

(41)

Development and learning in primary-age children

144

(17)

A sketch of physical development in 6- through 8-year-olds

146

(1)

Growth and maturation, sensation and perception

146

(1)

Gross- and fine-motor development

147

(1)

A sketch of cognitive development in 6- through 8-year-olds

147

(8)

Characteristics of thought

148

(3)

Information processing

151

(1)

Language and communication development

152

(1)

Moral development

152

(3)

A sketch of social and emotional development in 6- through 8-year-olds

155

(3)

Considerations for early childhood educators

156

(2)

Responding to individual and cultural variation

158

(3)

Examples of appropriate and inappropriate practices for 6- through 8-year-olds

161

(19)

References

180

(2)

Index

182

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