Developmentally Appropriate Practice by Sue Bredekamp

Developmentally Appropriate Practice by Sue Bredekamp

Edited and compiled just for teachers, this resource explains developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) so teachers can apply DAP in their work with children in first, second, and third grades. Chapters include: What Is Developmentally Appropriate Practice? A brief introduction to the main ideas of DAP Teaching Children in First, Second, and Third Grades Connecting DAP to excellent teaching An Overview of Development in the Primary Grades Overview of learning and development in first, second, and third grades Developmentally Appropriate Examples to Consider Examples of key DAP practices, as well as contrasting practices that are less likely to serve children well Supporting Children’s Learning While Meeting Standards Connecting the standards to DAP Young Children Articles Ten articles from Young Children that provide examples of applying developmentally appropriate practice when working with children in first, second, and third grades.

Susan B. Neuman is a professor in educational studies at the University of Michigan and the director of the Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Ability (CIERA). Her interests include beginning reading and writing, family literacy, and parent involvement. She is on the board of directors of the International Reading Association. Her most recent books include Children Achieving: Best Practices in Early Literacy (International Reading Association), Literacy in the Television Age (Ablex), and Language and Literacy in Early Childhood (Harcourt Brace). She received her doctorate from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. Carol Copple, publications editor at NAEYC, has consulted and published in the early childhood field for many years. She was on the faculty at Louisiana State University and the New School for Social Research. At the Educational Testing Service she directed the preschool laboratory program and conducted research on children's cognition. Among Dr. Copple's publications are Educating the Young Thinker: Classroom Strategies for Cognitive Growth (Erlbaum) and Developmentally Appropriate Practice for Early Childhood Programs (NAEYC). She has also written extensively for parents in magazines and newspapers. Dr. Copple received her doctorate from Cornell University. Sue Bredekamp is currently the director of research at the Council for Professional Recognition and senior advisor to the Head Start Bureau. From 1984 to 1998 she served as director of professional development at NAEYC. Among the works Dr. Bredekamp has authored or coauthored are NAEYC's Accreditation Criteria and Procedures and Guide to Accreditation (three editions of each); Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs (NAEYC 1987; revised edition 1997); and Reaching Potentials, volumes 1 and 2 (NAEYC). With Susan Neuman she wrote the 1998 IRA/NAEYC joint position statement that forms the basis of this book. She holds a Ph.D. in early childhood education from the University of Maryland. Her professional experience includes teaching and directing child care and preschool programs, training child care personnel at a community college, and serving on the faculty at Mount Vernon College in Washington, D.C.

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ISBN 13	9781938113048
ISBN 10	1938113047
Title	Developmentally Appropriate Practice
Author	Sue Bredekamp
Series	Dap Focus Series
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Natl Assn Ed Young Child
Year published	2014-05-15
Number of pages	176
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