Focus on Developmentally Appropriate Practice - Equitable and Joyful Learning in Preschool

What Does Developmentally Appropriate Practice Look Like in a Preschool Classroom?  

  If you’ve ever wondered how effective teachers actually do DAP, this is the book for you. Here, you can peek into classrooms to see teachers making intentional decisions in the six key areas of practice that form the six guidelines for DAP in action:  

1. Building a community of learners where everyone is welcomed and supported to grow  

2. Facilitating respectful partnerships with families  

3. Observing, assessing, and documenting children’s development and learning   

4. Using teaching strategies that enhance learning for each child  

5. Implementing curriculum tied to meaningful learning goals  

6. Demonstrating professionalism  

  You’ll discover  

• More about what each guideline means for preschool teaching  
• Chapters that showcase articles from Young Children and Teaching Young Children—plus brand-new content—illustrating excellent teaching strategies related to each guideline  
• Examples you can model, adapt, and implement in your own practice   

Your teaching will be richer and deeper, and children’s learning will flourish!  

List of contents

• About the Editors 
  
• Focus on Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Equitable and Joyful Learning Book Series 
  
• Developmentally Appropriate Practice: An Introduction 
  
• Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Preschool 
  

• Part 1: Creating a Caring, Equitable Community of Learners 
  
• Chapter 1: The Power of “Good Morning” | Sarah Calzone 
  
• Chapter 2: Every Child Belongs: Welcoming a Child with a Disability | Pamela Brillante 
  
• Chapter 3: Will You Pass the Peas, Please? | Nikki Waldron 
  
• Chapter 4: Instead of Discipline, Use Guidance| Dan Gartrell 
  
• Chapter 5: Preventing Exclusionary Discipline Practices in Early Childhood | Sarah C. Wymer, Amanda P. Williford, and Ann S. Lhospital 
  

• Part 2: Engaging in Reciprocal Partnerships with Families and Fostering Community Connections 
  
• Chapter 6: 5 Rs for Promoting Positive Family Engagement | Bweikia Foster Steen 
  
• Chapter 7: Many Languages, One Community: Engaging All Families | Lorraine Cooke 
  
• Chapter 8: Integrating Families’ Funds of Knowledge into Daily Teaching Practices | Iliana Alanís and Irasema Salinas-González 
  
• Chapter 9: Building Relationships: The Key to Engaging Fathers | Lindsey L. Wilson and Holly S. Schindler
  
• Chapter 10: Learning with Families About the Contexts of Young Bilingual Children with Disabilities | Cristina Gillanders and Sylvia Y. Sánchez 
  
• Chapter 11: Promoting Linguistic Diversity and Equity: Teaching in Multilingual Learning Spaces | Carola Oliva-Olson, Linda M. Espinosa, Whit Hayslip, and Elizabeth S. Magruder 
  

• Part 3: Observing, Documenting, and Assessing Children’s Development and Learning 
  
• Chapter 12: Practical Approaches to Informal Assessment of STEAM Experiences | Angela Eckhoff and Sandra M. Linder 
  
• Chapter 13: Anecdotal Records: Practical Strategies for Taking Meaningful Notes | Celeste C. Bates, Stephanie Madison Schenck, and Hayley J. Hoover 
  
• Chapter 14: Developmental Moments: Teacher Decision Making to Support Young Writers | Kathryn F. Whitmore and Lori Norton-Meier 
  
• Chapter 15: Authentic and Meaningful Developmental Screening in Early Childhood | Marisa Macy and Stefano J. Bagnato 
  
• Chapter 16: Learning Stories: A Framework for Authentic Assessment and Critical Pedagogy | Isauro M. Escamilla, Linda R. Kroll, Daniel R. Meier, and Annie White 
  
• Chapter 16 Appendix: Ellie’s Learning Story: “種植 Planting” 
  

• Part 4: Teaching to Enhance Each Child’s Development and Learning 
  
• Chapter 17: The Power of Science: Using Inquiry Thinking to Enhance Learning in a Dual Language Preschool Classroom | Leanne M. Evans 
  
• Chapter 18: A Guided, Exploration-Based Visual Arts Program for Preschoolers | X. Christine Wang, Keely Benson, Corinne Eggleston, and Bin Lin 
  
• Chapter 19: Supporting Positive Racial Identity with Literacy-Based Math | Toni Sturdivant 
  
• Chapter 20: Meaningful Talk: The Importance of Using Sophisticated Language at Preschool | Tracy Weippert 
  
• Chapter 21: Using Nature Contact to Support Children Under Stress | Becky L. DelVecchio, Susan Ferguson, and Wesley Knapp 
  
• Chapter 22: Timing Is Everything: Understanding the Importance of Timing, Length, and Sequence of Activities | Monica Lesperance 
  

• Part 5: Planning and Implementing an Engaging Curriculum to Achieve Meaningful Goals 
  
• Chapter 23: Never Too Young to Champion a Cause: Supporting Positive Identity Development Through Social Justice Curriculum in Preschool | Veronica Benavides, Roxanne Ledda, and Maimuna Mohammed 
  
• Chapter 24: Diverse Children, Uniform Standards: Using Early Learning and Development Standards in Multicultural Classrooms | Jeanne L. Reid, Catherine Scott-Little, and Sharon Lynn Kagan 
  
• Chapter 25: Preschool in the Park: Place-Based Learning in Unexpected Spaces | Rachel J. Franz 
  
• Chapter 26: Metamorphosis: Life Cycle in a Box | Sara Starbuck 
  
• Chapter 27: Listen to What We Hear: Developing Community Responsive Listening Centers | Emily Brown Hoffman and Kristin Cipollone 
  
• Chapter 28: Walk with Us: Indigenous Approaches to Developmentally Appropriate Practice | Trisha L. Moquino, Joshuaa D. Allison-Burbank, Rebecca Blum-Martinez, and Katie Kitchens 
  

• Part 6: Demonstrating Professionalism as an Early Childhood Educator 
  
• Chapter 29: Becoming Your Best: Building Professional Competencies | Meghann Hickey 
  
• Chapter 30: Personalized Professional Development: How Teachers Can Use Videos to Improve Their Practice | Rachel E. Schachter and Hope Kenarr Gerde 
  
• Chapter 31: Leading with LOVE: Leveraging Our Value Every Day | Chaz Simmons 
  
• Chapter 32: Beginning (or Continuing) the Journey to a More Equitable Classroom | Janis Strasser and Llariley Coplin 
  
• Chapter 33: Incorporating Anti-Racist Approaches for Asian American Children | Shu-Chen “Jenny” Yen 
  

• References 
  
• Index 
  

About the author

Volume editors: 

 Iliana Alanís, PhD, a native of South Texas, is professor of early childhood and elementary education in the Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching at the University of Texas at San Antonio. With over 20 years in the early childhood field, her work focuses on teaching practices in culturally and linguistically diverse early childhood contexts with an emphasis on the effect of schooling for language minority children in Spanish/English dual language programs. She is especially interested in forms of teaching that promote native language development and its correlation to second language acquisition. With more than 48 refereed publications related to dual language education, her recent research focuses on higher- order cognitive and linguistic interaction found in student–student exchanges. Dr. Alanís is former president of the Texas Association for Bilingual Education and former board member for the National Latino Children’s Institute. She has served as a NAEYC Governing Board member and an Early Childhood Advisory Board member for Scholastic Education. As a member of the Dual Language Training Institute, she facilitates professional development for teachers in dual language classrooms across the country. Dr. Alanís is coauthor of The Essentials: Supporting Dual Language Learners in Diverse Environments in Preschool and Kindergarten. 

 Toni Sturdivant, PhD, is the vice president of early education at Camp Fire First Texas. She earned a PhD in interdisciplinary learning and teaching with a cognate in early childhood education. In addition, she has a master’s degree in early childhood and elementary education with a specialization in child development. She earned a BA in linguistics with a minor in African and African American studies. Dr. Sturdivant has taught prekindergarten in both an urban school district and a center- based setting, as well as kindergarten. She has served as a trainer for practicing early childhood teachers and taught preservice teachers in various institutions of higher education. Her research, which focuses on issues of racial learning and racial identity with young children and culturally relevant teaching practices, has been published in several scholarly journals, such as Early Childhood Education Journal, The Journal for Multicultural Education, International Journal of Early Childhood, and Young Children. 

 

Series editor 

 Susan Friedman is senior director of publishing and content development at NAEYC. In this role, she leads the content development work of NAEYC’s books and periodicals teams. Ms. Friedman is coeditor of Each and Every Child: Teaching Preschool with an Equity Lens. She has extensive prior experience creating content on play, developmentally appropriate uses of media, and other topics for educators and families. She has presented at numerous educational conferences, including NAEYC’s Professional Learning Institute and Annual Conference, the South by Southwest Education (SXSW EDU) Conference & Festival, and the School Superintendents Association’s Early Learning Cohort. She began her career as a preschool teacher at City and Country School in New York City. She holds degrees from Vassar College and the Harvard Graduate School of Education. 

 

Summary

What Does Developmentally Appropriate Practice Look Like in a Preschool Classroom?  

  If you’ve ever wondered how effective teachers actually do DAP, this is the book for you. Here, you can peek into classrooms to see teachers making intentional decisions in the six key areas of practice that form the six guidelines for DAP in action:  

1. Building a community of learners where everyone is welcomed and supported to grow  

2. Facilitating respectful partnerships with families  

3. Observing, assessing, and documenting children’s development and learning   

4. Using teaching strategies that enhance learning for each child  

5. Implementing curriculum tied to meaningful learning goals  

6. Demonstrating professionalism  

  You’ll discover  

• More about what each guideline means for preschool teaching  
• Chapters that showcase articles from Young Children and Teaching Young Children—plus brand-new content—illustrating excellent teaching strategies related to each guideline  
• Examples you can model, adapt, and implement in your own practice   

Your teaching will be richer and deeper, and children’s learning will flourish!  

Foreword

This book will be promoted via various NAEYC marketing efforts, including social media pages promotions (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest with a reach of over 200K followers); promotional emails; advertisements in Young Children, Teaching Young Children, and Exchange magazines; and NAEYC’s seasonal resource catalogs. Select authors of the publication will also present a webinar on a topic covered in the book soon after its publication. Finally, the publication will be advertised and sold at various early childhood conferences and trade shows (NAEYC’s Annual Conferences, NAEYC’s Professional Learning Institutes, Zero to Three, etc.).

Product details

Assisted by	Iliana Alanís (Editor), Toni Sturdivant (Editor)
Publisher	Ingram Publishers Services
Languages	English
Product format	Paperback / Softback
Release	25.04.2022, delayed
EAN	9781952331107
ISBN	978-1-952331-10-7
No. of pages	176
Illustrations	4-color, 20-30 photos
Series	Focus on DAP: Equitable and Joyful Learning
Subjects	Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Teaching skills & techniques, Curriculum planning & development, Early childhood care & education, Pre-school & kindergarten, EDUCATION / Teaching / General

Product details

• Assisted by: Iliana Alanís (Editor), Toni Sturdivant (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 25.04.2022, delayed
• EAN: 9781952331107
• ISBN: 978-1-952331-10-7
• No. of pages: 176
• Illustrations: 4-color, 20-30 photos
• Series: Focus on DAP: Equitable and Joyful Learning
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Teaching skills & techniques, Curriculum planning & development, Early childhood care & education, Pre-school & kindergarten, EDUCATION / Teaching / General