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Rigorous Academics in Preschool and Kindergarten? Yes! Let Me Tell You How.
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Gronlund, Gaye – Young Children, 2001
Explains how high quality early childhood programs address academics, including assessment, and are accountable to early childhood standards. Describes how the early childhood learning situation that looks very much like play is actually a carefully designed and organized learning environment that provides structure, stimulation, and support for…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Experiential Learning
"I Told You All About It, So Don't Tell Me You Don't Know": Two-Year-Olds and Learning through Language.
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French, Lucia – Young Children, 1996
Discusses whether developmental delays can be the unintended consequence of developmentally inappropriate preschool teacher and staff practices. Describes the interplay between language and knowledge in early childhood. Includes a table that specifies the child's ability to take in information from language input through five developmental stages…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Developmental Delays, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Shouldn't Preschool People Advocate for Better Elementary Schools, Too?
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Mitchell, Anne L. – Young Children, 1993
Advocates the implementation of the same developmentally appropriate principles and practices that govern good preschool programs in elementary school programs as well. These practices involve understanding children and their levels of development, working with the whole child, fostering integrated learning, and encouraging parent participation.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Change, Educational Practices
Developmental Discipline in the Early Childhood Classroom.
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Flicker, Eileen S.; Hoffman, Janet Andron – Young Children, 2002
Describes a classroom management approach called developmental discipline that incorporates observation with knowledge of the individual child, situation, and child development to guide appropriate behavior. Discusses factors associated with behavior problems and how teachers can work with parents to apply developmental discipline techniques and…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Classroom Environment
Abby Bear Deserves To Be Heard: Setting Early Writers Free.
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Miels, Jill C. – Young Children, 2001
Four case studies are presented illustrating how kindergarten curricula can enhance early literacy development. Curriculum components described include student choice, activities appropriate for multiple developmental levels, large blocks of work time, shared voice, theme-based learning, access to materials, respect for autonomy, and minimal large…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Beginning Writing, Case Studies, Childrens Writing
How Kids Learn.
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Kantrowitz, Barbara; Wingert, Pat – Young Children, 1989
Reprints an April 17, 1989 NEWSWEEK cover story, "How Kids Learn," which maintains that young children learn best in developmentally appropriate programs that promote cognitive, social, and language development; physical activities; feelings of competence and self-esteem; individual rates of growth; parent involvement; and teacher…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Competence, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education