Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum: Best Practices in Early Childhood Education

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Prentice Hall, 2004 - Computers - 507 pages

For Curriculum in Early Childhood Education Courses.

This text brings together the best information available on developing an integrated, holistic approach to curriculum and instruction for children age three to eight in such formal group settings as childcare, pre-school, and the early elementary grades. Concentrating as much on the "how" of curriculum development as on the "what and why," the authors present numerous examples and practical, research-based guidelines organized by developmental domain for translating theory into best practice that accommodates age-appropriateness, individual differences, and social and cultural diversity. A unique field-tested observation tool in the Instructor's Manual supplies critical feedback during students' classroom sessions.

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Contents

Introduction
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Chapter
9
DAP Has Historic Roots
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Copyright

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TitleDevelopmentally Appropriate Curriculum: Best Practices in Early Childhood Education
AuthorsMarjorie J. Kostelnik, Anne Keil Soderman, Alice Phipps Whiren
Edition3, illustrated
PublisherPrentice Hall, 2004
Original fromthe University of Virginia
DigitizedDec 1, 2009
ISBN0130496588, 9780130496584
Length507 pages
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Computers / General
Education / Curricula
Education / Schools / Levels / Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)
  
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