Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children From Birth Through Age 8 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1928896642 ISBN 13: 9781928896647

Publisher: Nat Assoc Educ Young Children, 2009

Synopsis

Since the first edition in 1987, NAEYC's book Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs has been an essential resource for the early child care field. Fully revised and expanded, the 2009 version comes with a supplementary CD containing readings on key topics, plus video examples showing developmentally appropriate practice in action.

Based on what the research says about development, learning, and effective practices, as well as what experience tells us about teaching intentionally, DAP articulates the principles that should guide our decision making. Chapters describe children from birth through age 8 in detail, with extensive examples of appropriate practice for infant/toddler, preschool, kindergarten, and primary levels. 

About this title

Review

NAEYC could have taken the easy way out, made some cosmetic upgrades to the 1997 DAP edition, and republished it. Fortunately, the Association stayed on top of the rapidly changing body of knowledge and dug in to do the hard work. The result is a document that has the potential to be even more influential than the first two versions. That is saying a lot because the influence of NAEYC's position on developmentally appropriate practice has been immense. -- Marilyn M. Smith, Council for Professional Recognition

About the Author

Carol Copple is director of Publications and Initiatives in Educational Practice at NAEYC. She was on the faculty at Louisiana State University and the New School for Social Research. At the Educational Testing Service she co-developed and directed a research-based model for preschool education and conducted research on children's cognition. Her previous publications include Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs (Bredekamp & Copple 1997), Basics of Developmentally Appropriate Practice: An Introduction for Teachers of Children 3 to 6 (Bredekamp & Copple 2006), and Education the Young Thinker: Classroom Strategies for Cognitive Growth (Copple, Sigel, & Saunders 1984). She received her doctorate from Cornell University. Sue Bredekamp is an early childhood education consultant in Washington, DC. She has consulted for NAEYC, the Council for Professional Recognition, the Head Start BUreau, and state and local departments of education, and served on the Committee on Early Childhood Mathematics of the National Research Council. She developed a satellite television course on early literacy, HeadsUp! Reading. While director of Accreditation and Professional Development at NAEYC (1981-1998), she coauthored major NAEYC position statements and publications, including accreditation standards, on developmentally appropriate practice, curriculum and assessment, and learning to read and write. Currently she is writing a textbook, to be titled Effective Practices in Early Childhood Education: Becoming an Intentional Teacher. Her doctorate is from the University of Maryland.

Edition details

• Publisher: Nat Assoc Educ Young Children
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1928896642
• ISBN 13: 9781928896647
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 368
• Editor: Copple Carol, Bredekamp Sue