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Quinn, Margaret F.; Traga Philippakos, Zoi A. – Reading Teacher, 2023
Reading and writing are essential components of literacy. Children's initial preschool experiences with literacy set important foundations for later school success. Instruction that can create a bridge between reading and writing to support children's developing understandings in both these areas of literacy has powerful implications for their…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Reading Skills, Writing Skills
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Farley, Kristin S.; Brock, Matthew E.; Winterbottom, Christian – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2018
Early childhood education represents a pivotal opportunity to improve the developmental trajectories of young children, and evidence-based practices (EBPs) are scientifically proven to improve these outcomes. Furthermore, federal law mandates that early childhood practitioners implement EBPs. However, because EBP has not been clearly defined in…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Preschool Teachers, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
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Lohmann, Marla J.; Hovey, Katrina A.; Gauvreau, Ariane N. – Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 2018
In order to meet the needs of young children, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) recommends teachers utilize developmentally appropriate practice, DAP. For young children with disabilities, teachers must also utilize the Division of Early Childhood (DEC) Recommended practices, evidence-based teaching practices…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Early Childhood Education, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Learner Engagement
Grattan, Amy S. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The role of early childhood educators (ECE) is changing as a result of increasing numbers of young children with autism participating in natural preschool classrooms. To understand what ECE know about autism and the evidence-based practices (EBP) that support children with autism to make progress in learning and development, 125 preschool teachers…
Descriptors: Autism, Early Childhood Education, Evidence Based Practice, Preschool Children
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Chang, Ya-Chih; Shire, Stephanie – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2019
This article provides practitioners with a guide to (1) understand the developmental emergence of play skills in young children to inform developmentally appropriate instructional decisions (e.g., toy choices); (2) set up the play space to support social play; and (3) use key strategies from an evidence-based intervention for young children with…
Descriptors: Play, Evidence Based Practice, Intervention, Autism
Johnson-Ferguson, Melita Sutton – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative research study was to explore how instructors became aware of culturally relevant teaching (CRT) and developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) that support African American students' academic achievement. The Grounded Theory approach was used to uncover themes from the individual interviews of African American…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Culturally Relevant Education, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Grounded Theory
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Donegan-Ritter, Mary; Kohler, Frank W. – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2017
Preparing early childhood teachers for inclusion requires the blending of high quality developmentally appropriate practices with environmental adaptations and individualized instructional practices. This article describes how a field experience was redesigned to incorporate evidence based practices in teaming and collaboration, environment and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Inclusion, Evidence Based Practice