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Kostelnik, Marjorie J. – 1993
This digest debunks myths about developmentally appropriate programs (DAPs) and discusses essential characteristics of developmentally appropriate practices. Common myths or erroneous assumptions about DAPs assume that: (1) there is only one right way to implement a DAP; (2) DAPs are unstructured, and practitioners offer minimal guidance to the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Cultural Differences, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Dunn, Loraine; Dasananda, Salinda – 1995
Thai parental attitudes about educational practice was explored in this study. Particularly, the situations between Thailand and the United States are compared. Similar to the struggles over developmentally appropriate practice in the United States, many parents in Thailand have resisted implementation of the guidelines articulated by the Thai…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Decision Making, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Hyun, Eunsook – 1995
Using a qualitative, phenomenological approach with the researcher as participant observer and interviewer, this study sought to understand how preservice early childhood teachers construct meaning for Developmentally and Culturally Appropriate Practice (DCAP). Subjects were preservice teachers enrolled in an undergraduate course on the clinical…
Descriptors: College Students, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism, Culturally Relevant Education
Jolley, Jimi – 1995
In preschools caring for infants and toddlers, outdoor play space is often limited and underdeveloped. When outdoor play space is developed, it is usually geared towards older toddlers, and infants' time in this space is often limited. Measures can be taken to give both infants and toddlers access, in safe and appropriate ways, to the valuable…
Descriptors: Day Care, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Planning
Williams, Marium T. – 1990
This paper describes how a vice principal at a rural Kentucky elementary school successfully implemented curriculum changes to meet the learning needs of young children. The change process also addressed the concerns of kindergarten teachers frustrated with the demands of teaching basal reader activities that eliminated explorative play and other…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Spangler, Carol – 1996
This guide describes a program that turns ordinary show-and-tell time into a theme-related sharing time, or "sharing circle." In this program, each child is assigned a special sharing day once a month, with the sharing days evenly distributed throughout the month and with no more than three children sharing on a particular day. Monthly…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Katz, Lilian G. – 1996
This paper outlines 22 principles of practice that serve as criteria by which to judge the developmental appropriateness of an early childhood curriculum. The principles lead to the assertion that young children as learners are greatly supported when a "project approach" is used--e.g., when their early childhood education experience…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Style, Cooperation, Curriculum
Lakin, Mary Beth – 1996
Graduate students enrolled in the play-based Curriculum Research Seminar at Pacific Oaks College (Pasadena) observed and wrote about how children began play and carried out various themes in early childhood settings, and how teachers encouraged or discouraged play themes. Findings indicated that some students related play to issues of bias,…
Descriptors: Child Development, College Students, Community, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Spatig, Linda; And Others – 1996
In the Head Start Public School Transition Demonstration Project, 32 demonstration sites across the country have extended Head Start-like services to help low-income children transition smoothly into the elementary grades. Preliminary evaluation of a demonstration program in two West Virginia counties suggested that Head Start students receiving…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Disadvantaged, Early Childhood Education
Scofield, Richard T., Ed. – School-Age Notes, 1996
These 12 newsletter issues provide support and information for providers of child care for school-age children. The featured articles for each month are: (1) "To Be a Caregiver Again"; (2) "When To Talk to Parents"; (3) "NSACA (National School-Age Care Alliance) Launches Accreditation Pilot"; (4) "A New Way of…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers, Conflict Resolution
Thornley, Christina – 1996
Compulsory schooling commences for children in New Zealand when they are 6 years old, but all primary schools accept children from the day of their fifth birthday. On any school day, a new pupil may enter the class for new entrants and become part of the school system. This article explores the creation of an appropriate environment for these new…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries
Nissani, Helen – 1993
Early childhood programs should be designed to serve the whole child's development within the context of the family and community. This is especially important for children who speak a language other than English at home. Programs must employ developmentally and culturally appropriate practices that respect individual differences and choices and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cultural Differences, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Inservice Teacher Education
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. – 1991
This technical assistance paper presents information designed to assist school personnel in assessing the strengths and needs of children and planning developmentally appropriate curriculum strategies. The first topic addressed is assessment strategies, which include developmental screening, diagnostic instruments, teacher observation, parent…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Child Development, Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Peck, Claudia J.; Bridge, Connie – 1992
The Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) Preschool Programs is a comprehensive early childhood educational delivery system that provides developmentally appropriate practices to children, integrated services to families, and interdisciplinary and interagency collaboration among organizations serving young children in Kentucky. This report…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cost Effectiveness, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Disabilities
Summer, Gail L. – 1994
These activity packets were designed for use with preschool and kindergarten children in Hickory, North Carolina to assist in the link between school and home. As parents use these games to play with their child at home to reinforce what is being learned at school, parents will also learn a more appropriate way to "teach" their child than through…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Educational Games, Learning Activities