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Jones, Elizabeth – Principal, 1997
Suggests becoming a master player is a critical learning task for young children. "Push-down" programs (direct teaching, work sheets, and drill), designed to give children a head start in school, fail to consider the active-learning mode in which young children are most competent. Notes that a developmentally appropriate classroom for 3- to 5-year…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Environment
