Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs / Sue Bredekamp and Carol Copple, editors.

Table of contents


PART 1
NAEYC Position statement developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8 3
Statement of the position 8
Principles of child development and learning that inform developmentally appropriate practice 9
Guidelines for decisions about developmentally appropriate practice 16
Moving from either/or to both/ and thinking in early childhood practice 23
Policies essential for achieving developmentally appropriate early childhood programs 24

PART 2
Developmentally appropriate practice: the early childhood teacher a decision maker/ Sue bredekamp 33

PART 3
Developmentally appropriate practice for infants and toddlers 55
Development in the first three years of life 55
Developmental milestones of children from birth to age 3
Example of appropriate and inappropriate practice for infants 72
Examples of appropriate and in appropriate practice for toddlers 81

PART 4
Developmentally appropriate practice for 3- through 5- year-olds 97
Development and learning in children age 3 through 5 98-121
Examples of appropriate practices for 3- through 5-year-olds 123

PART 5
Developmentally appropriate practice for 6-through 8-year-olds in the primary grades 141
Development and learning in primary-age children 144
Examples of appropriate and inappropriate practices for 6-thropugh 8- year- olds 161

References 180
Index 182












Includes bibliographical references.

Includes bibliographical references.