NAEYCNAEYCDevelopmentally Appropriate Developmentally Appropriate

Practice in Early Childhood Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8from Birth through Age 8

NAEYCNAEYCDevelopmentally Appropriate Developmentally Appropriate

Practice in Early Childhood Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8from Birth through Age 8

Critical Issues• Reducing the learning gap and

increasing the achievement of all children.

• Creating improved, better connected education for preschool and elementary children.

• Recognizing teacher knowledge and decision making as vital to educational effectiveness.

Reducing learning gaps and increasing achievement for all

children

• 3 specific subgroups of children in the U.S. lag behind their peers: 1_______ 2_______ 3_______

• Prime differences: 1_________ 2________• Part of larger concern: _________________• Action: Learning standards• Action: Child outcomes framework

Creating improved, better connected education for

preschool and elementary children

• Mandated accountability requirements.• Increased publicly funded early childhood

experiences.• Alignment is critical – but should not be

simplifying for younger children – but should be based on children’s development

• Concerns: 1__________ 2_________ 3___________4__________5________ 6___________

• Together teachers must ensure _____________

Recognizing teacher knowledge and decision making as vital to

the educational process

• Teacher preparation in child development• Teachers know the children in their classroom as a group and

individually 1_______________2________________

3________________• Expert decision making requires that teachers have: 1_______________2________________

3________________• To make sound instructional decisions teachers need:

1 ________________2________________3________________

• In summary, good teaching requires:1 ________________2________________3________________

Research• 4 Domains: PIES• Learning Goals

1_________ 2_______ 3__________• Proven practices 1_________ 2__________

3________• Research about teachers

– Knowledge about____________– Repertoire of______________

Core Considerations• Knowledge to consider in making

decisions 1___________ 2_______ 3 ___________

• Challenging and achievable goals for acquiring skills, abilities or knowledge – stretch, mastery and set new goals

• Teachers are INTENTIONAL1__________ 2_________ 3__________ 4_________

5_________ 6_________

Principles of child development

• Not based on what we _________ be true nor on what we _______ about young children.

• Developmentally appropriate practice is informed by what we know from___________

• Just as all domains of development and learning are ____________,

• All principles _____________

Principle #1Principle #1All domains of All domains of

development and development and learning are learning are

important and they important and they are closely are closely

interrelated.interrelated.

Principle #1Principle #1All domains of All domains of

development and development and learning are learning are

important and they important and they are closely are closely

interrelated.interrelated.

Principle #2Principle #2Aspects of children’s Aspects of children’s learning follow well learning follow well

documented documented sequences.sequences.

Principle #2Principle #2Aspects of children’s Aspects of children’s learning follow well learning follow well

documented documented sequences.sequences.

Principal #3 Principal #3 Development and Development and

learning proceed at learning proceed at different ratesdifferent rates

Principal #3 Principal #3 Development and Development and

learning proceed at learning proceed at different ratesdifferent rates

Principle #4 Principle #4 Development and Development and

learning result from learning result from interaction of biological interaction of biological

maturation and maturation and experienceexperience

Principle #4 Principle #4 Development and Development and

learning result from learning result from interaction of biological interaction of biological

maturation and maturation and experienceexperience

Principle #5Principle #5Early experiences have a Early experiences have a

profound effects on profound effects on development and learning AND development and learning AND

optimal periods exist for optimal periods exist for certain types of development certain types of development

and learning.and learning.

Principle #5Principle #5Early experiences have a Early experiences have a

profound effects on profound effects on development and learning AND development and learning AND

optimal periods exist for optimal periods exist for certain types of development certain types of development

and learning.and learning.

Principle #6Principle #6Development proceeds Development proceeds

toward greater complexity, toward greater complexity, self-regulation, and symbolic self-regulation, and symbolic or representational capacitiesor representational capacities

Principle #6Principle #6Development proceeds Development proceeds

toward greater complexity, toward greater complexity, self-regulation, and symbolic self-regulation, and symbolic or representational capacitiesor representational capacities

Principle #7 Principle #7 Children develop best when they Children develop best when they

have secure, consistent have secure, consistent relationships with responsive relationships with responsive adults and opportunities for adults and opportunities for

positive relationships with peers.positive relationships with peers.

Principle #7 Principle #7 Children develop best when they Children develop best when they

have secure, consistent have secure, consistent relationships with responsive relationships with responsive adults and opportunities for adults and opportunities for

positive relationships with peers.positive relationships with peers.

Principle #8Principle #8Development and learning Development and learning occur in and are influenced occur in and are influenced

by multiple social and by multiple social and cultural contexts.cultural contexts.

Principle #8Principle #8Development and learning Development and learning occur in and are influenced occur in and are influenced

by multiple social and by multiple social and cultural contexts.cultural contexts.

Principle #9Principle #9Children learn in a variety of Children learn in a variety of

ways: a wide range of ways: a wide range of teaching strategies and teaching strategies and

interactions are effectiveinteractions are effective

Principle #9Principle #9Children learn in a variety of Children learn in a variety of

ways: a wide range of ways: a wide range of teaching strategies and teaching strategies and

interactions are effectiveinteractions are effective

Principle #10 Principle #10 Play is an important vehicle Play is an important vehicle

for developing self for developing self regulation as well as for regulation as well as for

promoting language, promoting language, cognition, and social cognition, and social

competence.competence.

Principle #10 Principle #10 Play is an important vehicle Play is an important vehicle

for developing self for developing self regulation as well as for regulation as well as for

promoting language, promoting language, cognition, and social cognition, and social

competence.competence.

Principle #11 Principle #11 Development and learning advance Development and learning advance

when children are challenged to when children are challenged to achieve at a level just beyond their achieve at a level just beyond their

current mastery, and also when current mastery, and also when they have opportunities to practice they have opportunities to practice

newly acquired skills.newly acquired skills.

Principle #11 Principle #11 Development and learning advance Development and learning advance

when children are challenged to when children are challenged to achieve at a level just beyond their achieve at a level just beyond their

current mastery, and also when current mastery, and also when they have opportunities to practice they have opportunities to practice

newly acquired skills.newly acquired skills.

Principle # 12Principle # 12Children’s experiences shape their Children’s experiences shape their

motivation and approaches to learning, motivation and approaches to learning, such as persistence, initiative, and such as persistence, initiative, and

flexibility; in turn, these dispositions flexibility; in turn, these dispositions and behaviors affect their learning and and behaviors affect their learning and

development.development.

Principle # 12Principle # 12Children’s experiences shape their Children’s experiences shape their

motivation and approaches to learning, motivation and approaches to learning, such as persistence, initiative, and such as persistence, initiative, and

flexibility; in turn, these dispositions flexibility; in turn, these dispositions and behaviors affect their learning and and behaviors affect their learning and

development.development.

Guidelines for developmentally appropriate

practice.1. Creating a caring community of

learners2. Teaching to enhance development and

learning3. Planning curriculum to achieve

important goals4. Assessing children’s development and

learning5. Establishing reciprocal relationships

with families.