Developmentally Appropriate Play

Developmentally Appropriate Play
Author: Gaye Gronlund
Publsiher: Redleaf Press
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2010-07-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781605541747

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Help children participate in purposeful play to promote the development of a number of important skills.

Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth Through Age 8 Fourth Edition Fully Revised and Updated

Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth Through Age 8  Fourth Edition  Fully Revised and Updated
Author: Naeyc
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2021-08
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1938113950

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The long-awaited new edition of NAEYC's book Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs is here, fully revised and updated! Since the first edition in 1987, it has been an essential resource for the early childhood education field. Early childhood educators have a professional responsibility to plan and implement intentional, developmentally appropriate learning experiences that promote the social and emotional development, physical development and health, cognitive development, and general learning competencies of each child served. But what is developmentally appropriate practice (DAP)? DAP is a framework designed to promote young children's optimal learning and development through a strengths-based approach to joyful, engaged learning. As educators make decisions to support each child's learning and development, they consider what they know about (1) commonality in children's development and learning, (2) each child as an individual (within the context of their family and community), and (3) everything discernible about the social and cultural contexts for each child, each educator, and the program as a whole. This latest edition of the book is fully revised to underscore the critical role social and cultural contexts play in child development and learning, including new research about implicit bias and teachers' own context and consideration of advances in neuroscience. Educators implement developmentally appropriate practice by recognizing the many assets all young children bring to the early learning program as individuals and as members of families and communities. They also develop an awareness of their own context. Building on each child's strengths, educators design and implement learning settings to help each child achieve their full potential across all domains of development and across all content areas.

From Play to Practice

From Play to Practice
Author: Marcia L. Nell,Walter F. Drew,Deborah E. Bush
Publsiher: National Association of Education of Young Children
Total Pages: 123
Release: 2013
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1928896936

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Describes play workshop experiences that give educators a deeper understanding of play-based learning and illustrate the power of play.

Play Learning

Play   Learning
Author: Dorothy G. Singer,Roberta Michnick Golinkoff,Kathy Hirsh-Pasek
Publsiher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2006-08-24
Genre: FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
ISBN: 9780195304381

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Infants and Toddlers at Play

Infants and Toddlers at Play
Author: Mary Benson McMullen,Dylan Brody
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2021-12-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1938113748

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Think more intentionally about the play materials you choose and offer to preschoolers to enhance their development and learning

Spotlight on Young Children

Spotlight on Young Children
Author: Holly Bohart,Kathy Charner,Derry Koralek
Publsiher: Spotlight on Young Children
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2015
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1938113144

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"The articles in this collection emphasize the importance of play--from infancy through the primary grades, how to support and scaffold children's play, and how to connect play to learning. Also included is a professional development guide with questions and activities"---Publisher's Web site.

Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8

Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8
Author: National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Committee on the Science of Children Birth to Age 8: Deepening and Broadening the Foundation for Success
Publsiher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 706
Release: 2015-07-23
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780309324885

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Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace in their early years. This provides a critical foundation for lifelong progress, and the adults who provide for the care and the education of young children bear a great responsibility for their health, development, and learning. Despite the fact that they share the same objective - to nurture young children and secure their future success - the various practitioners who contribute to the care and the education of children from birth through age 8 are not acknowledged as a workforce unified by the common knowledge and competencies needed to do their jobs well. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 explores the science of child development, particularly looking at implications for the professionals who work with children. This report examines the current capacities and practices of the workforce, the settings in which they work, the policies and infrastructure that set qualifications and provide professional learning, and the government agencies and other funders who support and oversee these systems. This book then makes recommendations to improve the quality of professional practice and the practice environment for care and education professionals. These detailed recommendations create a blueprint for action that builds on a unifying foundation of child development and early learning, shared knowledge and competencies for care and education professionals, and principles for effective professional learning. Young children thrive and learn best when they have secure, positive relationships with adults who are knowledgeable about how to support their development and learning and are responsive to their individual progress. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 offers guidance on system changes to improve the quality of professional practice, specific actions to improve professional learning systems and workforce development, and research to continue to build the knowledge base in ways that will directly advance and inform future actions. The recommendations of this book provide an opportunity to improve the quality of the care and the education that children receive, and ultimately improve outcomes for children.

Serious Fun

Serious Fun
Author: Marie L. Masterson,Holly Bohart
Publsiher: Powerful Playful Learning
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Education
ISBN: 193811339X

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A practical book for teachers consisting of 10 YC and TYC articles on the importance of integrating rich content-based, teacher-guided instruction with meaningful child-centered play to nurture children's emerging capabilities and skills.