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Get a sound grasp of the principles of DAP so fundamental to early childhood.
List of contents
- About This Book
- What Is Developmentally Appropriate Practice?
- The Main Idea
- Deciding What Is Developmentally Appropriate
- How Young Children Learn and Develop
- The Developmentally Appropriate Practitioner
- Guidelines for Developmentally Appropriate Practice
- 1. Create a Caring Community of Learners
- 2. Teach to Enhance Development and Learning
- 3. Plan Appropriate Curriculum
- 4. Assess Children's Development and Learning
- 5. Develop Reciprocal Relationships with Families
- FAQs
- A Changing Picture: Children at 3, 4, and 5
- References
- Resources
About the author
Carol Copple is Director of Publications and Initiatives in Educational Practice at NAEYC. She taught at Louisiana State University and the New School for Social Research and at the Educational Testing Service co-developed and directed a research-based model for preschool education. With Sue Bredekamp, Dr. Copple is co-editor 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) and
Educating the Young Thinker: Classroom Strategies for Cognitive Growth (Erlbaum). She received her doctorate from Cornell University.
Sue Bredekamp is an early childhood education specialist from Washington, DC who serves as a consultant on developmentally appropriate practice, curriculum, teaching, and professional development for state and national organizations such as NAEYC, the Council for Professional Recognition, and Head Start. From 1981 to 1998, she was Director of Accreditation and Professional Development for NAEYC. She is the author of an introductory textbook
Effective Practices in Early Childhood Education: Building a Foundation. Her doctorate is from the University of Maryland.
Summary
Developmentally appropriate practice is so fundamental to the early childhood field that all new educators need a sound grasp from the very start. While DAP’s basic concepts aren’t difficult or arcane, they can be understood wrongly or incompletely. This engaging little book describes the core concepts and makes them meaningful to everyday practice for preschool teachers.
