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Peer reviewedDayan, Yael – Canadian Children, 2000
This article describes the evolution of a graduate program in early childhood studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The training model was designed to enhance sensitivity and responsiveness toward children, and uses developmentally appropriate practices as a theoretical basis. (JPB)
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Educational Development, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBegoray, Deborah L.; Kniskern, Julie Ann – Canadian Children, 2000
Discusses the strengths and shortcomings of "A Foundation for Implementation," a document written by early childhood teachers from Manitoba, Canada, to guide literacy and language arts instruction. Notes the importance of teacher empowerment in creating the curriculum and of developmentally appropriate practices as a foundation. (JPB)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedChapman, Marilyn – Canadian Children, 2002
Addresses the central issues related to phonemic awareness as a way to articulate the relationship between phonemic awareness, phonological awareness, meta-linguistic awareness, and overall literacy development. Presents key research findings and discusses developmentally appropriate practices for kindergarten and primary education, intervention…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Emergent Literacy, Intervention
Peer reviewedNew, Rebecca S. – Canadian Children, 1997
Examines the influences of the Reggio Emilia approach on a reconceptualization of quality and developmentally appropriate practices in early-childhood education. Concludes that the determination of quality approaches to children's care and education requires a functional system of relations in which all voices count. A commitment to quality…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Educational Practices, Educational Quality
Peer reviewedStreelasky, Jodi – Canadian Children, 2001
A pre-kindergarten program serving poor urban Aboriginal families in Saskatchewan, Canada, used parent-created literacy boxes based on a topic of interest to their child and themselves. It was found that the literacy box experiment encouraged families to come into the classroom to read with their child, allowed the teacher to become more…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Emergent Literacy, Family Literacy, Indigenous Populations
Peer reviewedWien, Carol Anne – Canadian Children, 2003
Describes an activity in the "Scuola Neruda" in Reggio Emilia, Italy in which 5-year-olds create a school play area for 4-year-olds that will remain as a contribution of their class, focusing on how this gift is a gesture of reciprocity, and therefore truly creative. Recounts a child's selection of a location for her sculpture to…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Emotional Experience, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedWien, Carol Anne – Canadian Children, 2002
Presents a case study of a fourth-year kindergarten teacher who has altered her teaching from academic to more developmentally appropriate ways and now attempts to incorporate new curriculum expectations. Examines how her teaching practice evolved, her approach to new curriculum expectations, and what tensions, worries, successes and concerns…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Problems
Peer reviewedKilloran, Isabel – Canadian Children, 2001
Presents concerns over the "Early Years Study" (McCain & Mustard). Focuses on diversity issues related to the readiness measure used, parenting styles, and the importance of first language development. Questions the report's definition of "developmentally-attuned." Concludes by expressing hope that the Early Years Study…
Descriptors: Brain, Child Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Diversity (Student)
