Focus on Developmentally Appropriate Practice

Equitable and Joyful Learning in Kindergarten

Eva C. Phillips, Amy Scrinzi, Susan Friedman

• Publisher: The National Association for the Education of Young Children
• Year: 2024
• eBook ISBN: 9781952331350
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Early Childhood Education

If you've ever wondered how effective teachers actually do DAP in kindergarten, this is the book for you. You will see how kindergarten educators provide integrated learning opportunities that you can adapt to create a robust learning environment that is play oriented and supportive of required mandates and expectations.

You'll read about educators making intentional decisions in key areas of practice, which form the six guidelines for DAP in action:




• Building a strengths-based community where everyone is welcomed and supported to grow and learn
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• Facilitating reciprocal partnerships with families
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• Observing, assessing, and documenting children’s learning and development
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• Using teaching strategies that enhance learning for each child
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• Implementing curriculum tied to meaningful learning goals
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• Demonstrating professionalism
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This book will inspire you to apply these guidelines to establish goals and create learning experiences that fit who and where your students are and advocate for practices and environments that facilitate equitable, joyful learning for all kindergartners.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• About the Editors
• Focus on Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Equitable and Joyful Learning Book Series
• Developmentally Appropriate Practice: An Introduction
• Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Kindergarten
• Part 1: Creating a Caring, Equitable Community of Learners
• Part 2: Engaging in Reciprocal Partnerships with Families and Fostering Community Connections
• Part 3: Observing, Documenting, and Assessing Children’s Development and Learning
• Part 4: Teaching to Enhance Each Child’s Development and Learning
• Part 5: Planning and Implementing an Engaging Curriculum to Achieve Meaningful Goals
• Part 6: Demonstrating Professionalism as an Early Childhood Educator
• Index