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Peer reviewedCassidy, Deborah J.; Mims, Sharon; Rucker, Lia; Boone, Sheresa – Childhood Education, 2003
Describes the curriculum activities in one child-centered, developmentally appropriate child care facility preschool classroom. Explains how activities are selected according to children's needs, interest, and ability, and how activities address the kindergarten core competencies mandated by the North Carolina public school system. Asserts that…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Environment, Kindergarten, Play
Peer reviewedCassidy, Deborah J.; Lancaster, Camille – Young Children, 1993
Describes the creation of a developmentally appropriate curriculum in one child care center using input from teachers, children, parents, and others. Discusses the planning process that combined teacher-initiated activities with child-initiated ideas and questions to produce a unique, dynamic curriculum of age-appropriate and individually…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Classroom Communication, Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Peer reviewedNiemeyer, Judith A.; Cassidy, Deborah J.; Collins, Edna; Taylor, Barbara – Early Childhood Education Journal, 1999
Notes that as more young children with disabilities are included in classrooms for children who are developing typically, practitioners must continue to identify and refine strategies for making inclusion successful. Discusses a successful inclusion program that is observation based and child initiated. Discusses a procedure that facilitates the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Observation Techniques, Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
