Developmentally Appropriate Practice - Focus on Infants and Toddlers

Teachers of infants and toddlers can use this resource to learn about developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) so they can apply DAP in their work with infants and toddlers. Filled with information, practical ideas, and inspiration, this is a book that every infant and toddler teacher will want.

List of contents

• About the Editors


• Acknowledgments


• Editors' Preface


• 1. What Is Developmentally Appropriate Practice?


• Key Messages of the Position Statement


• Core Considerations of Developmentally Appropriate Practice


• Principles of Child Development and Learning


• 2. To Be an Excellent Teacher


• Excellence in All Areas of Practice


• Seeing the Bigger Picture


• 3. Understanding Development of Infants and Toddlers


• Understanding Infants and Toddlers


• Knowledge of Child Development


• Philosophy and Principles Supporting Development


• Understanding Changes in the First Three Years


• Observing Development From Birth to 3


• Physical Growth and Development of Habits for Lifetime Wellness and Safe Living


• Thinking, Reasoning, and Understanding the World: The Brain and Cognitive Development


• The Mind-Body Connection: Development of Sensorimotor Integration


• Motor Development


• Being and Belonging: Social and Emotional Development


• Sense of Self and Others


• Communication: Development of Language, Literacy, and Mathematical Understanding


• Early Literacy and Numeracy


• 4. Developmentally Appropriate Examples to Consider


• INFANTS


• Relationship Between Caregiver and Child


• Environment.


• Exploration and Play


• Routines


• Reciprocal Relationships With Families


• Policies


• TODDLERS


• Relationship Between Caregiver and Child


• Environment


• Exploration and Play


• Scheduling


• Routines


• Reciprocal Relationships With Families


• Policies


• 5. FAQs About Developmentally Appropriate Practice


• 6. Young Children Articles


• Keys to Quality Infant Care: Nurturing Every Baby's Life Journey


• Rituals and Routines: Supporting Infants and Toddlers and Their Families


• Enhancing Practice With Infants and Toddlers From Diverse Language and Cultural Backgrounds


• Learning to Be Me While Coming to Understand We: Encouraging Prosocial Babies in Group Settings


• What Do We Mean by Reading Readiness?


• Using Toys to Support Infant-Toddler Learning and Development


• Why Do Babies Like Boxes Best?


• Let's Get Messy! Exploring Sensory and Art Activities


• With Infants and Toddlers


• More, All Gone, Empty, Full: Math Talk Every Day in Every Way


• References




About the author










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. She has taught at Louisiana State University and the New School for Social Research, and she codeveloped and directed a research-based model for preschool education at the Educational Testing Service. With Sue Bredekamp, Carol is coeditor of Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs (1997; 2009). Among her other books are Learning to Read and Write: Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children (NAEYC); Growing Minds: Building Strong Cognitive Foundations in Early Childhood (NAEYC); and Educating the Young Thinker: Classroom Strategies for Cognitive Growth (Lawrence Erlbaum). She received her doctorate from Cornell University.

Sue Bredekamp is an early childhood education specialist from Washington, DC. She serves as a consultant on developmentally appropriate practice, curriculum, teaching, and professional development for many state and national organizations, including NAEYC, the Council for Professional Recognition, Head Start, and Sesame Workshop. From 1981 to 1998, she was director of accreditation and professional development for NAEYC. Sue is the primary author of the 1987 edition of Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs, and coeditor (with Carol Copple) of the 1997 and 2009 revisions. She is the author of the introductory textbook Effective Practices in Early Childhood Education: Building a Foundation, 2nd Edition (Pearson). Sue was a member of the National Research Council’s Committee on Early Childhood Mathematics, and she holds a PhD in curriculum and instruction from the University of Maryland.

Derry Koralek, chief publishing officer of NAEYC, oversees the development of all print and digital publishing, including books, brochures, periodicals, professional development guides, posters, and websites for educators and families. Derry is editor in chief of Young Children and TYC—Teaching Young Children.

Kathy Charner is editor in chief of NAEYC’s Books and Related Resources department, with responsibility for the content, management, publication, and general excellence of the books and brochures published by NAEYC. Before joining NAEYC, Kathy was editor in chief at Gryphon House for more than 20 years.




Summary

An Essential Resource for Teachers of Infants and Toddlers
Edited and compiled just for teachers of infants and toddlers, this resource explains developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) so teachers can apply DAP in their work with infants and toddlers. 
Chapters include:



• What Is Developmentally Appropriate Practice? A brief introduction to the main ideas of DAP 
• To Be an Excellent Teacher - Connecting DAP to excellent teaching 
• Understanding Development of Infants and Toddlers Overview of infants' and toddlers' learning and development 
• Developmentally Appropriate Examples to Consider Examples of key DAP practices, as well as contrasting practices that are less likely to serve children well 
• FAQs About Developmentally Appropriate Practice Responses to common questions 
• Young Children Articles - Nine articles from Young Children that provide examples of applying developmentally appropriate practice when working with infants and toddlers

Filled with information, practical ideas, and inspiration about developmentally appropriate practice, these books offer information and guidance for teachers to help them support children’s learning and development. Books that every teacher will want!

Product details

• Authors: Carol Copple
• Assisted by: Sue Bredekamp (Editor), Kathy Charner (Editor), Carol Copple (Editor), Derry Koralek (Editor)
• Publisher: National Association for the Education of Young Children
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2013
• EAN: 9781928896951
• ISBN: 978-1-928896-95-1
• No. of pages: 168
• Dimensions: 213 mm x 277 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 562 g
• Series: Developmentally Appropriate Practice Focus Series; Developmentally Appropriate Practice Focus Series; Dap Focus; DAP Focus Series
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Kindergarten and pre-school education