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Daniel, Tabitha Carwile; Terry, Kay W. – 1995
This guidebook integrates basic strategies for developing a multiage-classroom design. The book begins by describing developmentally appropriate practice (DAP), which is based on a curriculum and an instructional-delivery methodology that address the physical, social, intellectual, emotional, and aesthetic needs of young students. Students are…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Age Groups, Classroom Techniques, Cross Age Teaching
Download full textBergan, John R. – 1991
The transition to elementary school spans several years in a child's life. For children to progress during this critical period, they must have learning opportunities that are appropriate to their changing developmental levels. Unfortunately, measurement technology that currently dominates assessment practice does not lend itself well to the task…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Observation Techniques, Developmental Programs, Developmental Stages
San Diego County Office of Education, CA. – 1991
This information packet contains five documents concerned with preschool education of migrant children. Three articles recommend that early childhood programs (1) have a developmentally appropriate curriculum that emphasizes life experiences, experiential learning, and large motor coordination; (2) reinforce natural learning that occurs in the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Peer reviewedReading Teacher, 1998
Presents the 1998 position statement regarding early literacy development formulated by the International Reading Association and the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Outlines issues and reviews research. Offers a set of principles and recommendations for teaching practices and public policy. Includes a continuum of…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Child Development, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Maker, C. June; King, Margaret A. – 1996
This book and video are based on a symposium on ways to foster giftedness in children in kindergarten through third grade. Emphasized throughout are DISCOVER projects, federally funded research and development projects to assist Arizona educators in identifying and planning programs for gifted children from diverse cultural, ethnic, and linguistic…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Design
