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Albrecht, Kay M.; Plantz, Margaret C. – 1993
This report provides guidelines for developmentally appropriate school-age child care programming, based in part on standards developed by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Part 1 outlines and discusses seven principles of developmentally appropriate school-age child care programs, which should strive to: (1) provide…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Practices, Educational Principles
Peer reviewedNorris, Janet A. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1991
Five principles of learning for young children with handicaps (functioning below a developmental age of one year) are presented, with descriptions of strategies that can be used to facilitate ascendance to higher levels of cognitive-social-communicative functioning. The principles include frequent adult-child interactions, meaningful context for…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
PDF pending restorationKatz, Lilian G. – 1994
Noting that there are many criteria by which to determine whether pedagogical practices are appropriate for young children, this paper outlines a developmental approach to pedagogy for young children. Twenty-three principles of practice are outlined. The main suggestions are that a developmental approach is one that takes into account those…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Attitudes, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Melbourne Univ. (Australia). Office of Preschool and Child Care. – 1991
This text describes curriculum guidelines that provide a set of principles that should form the basis for curriculum decision making in early childhood centers in Australia. The guidelines also make explicit some of the social and educational values that underpin the development, implementation, and evaluation of curricula. The guidelines are…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Check Lists, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Siu-Runyan, Yvonne, Ed.; Faircloth, Victoria, Ed. – 1995
Using reading and writing to learn, inquire, construct, and examine ideas across the curriculum is central to an integrated curriculum. Too many middle school students do not view writing as a communication process that permeates the curriculum, nor reading as an active, constructivist process whereby various perspectives can be examined and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adolescent Development, Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Prakasha, Veda – 1983
This digest explores the question, What types of activities and experiences should a good learning environment offer to the young child to help him grow normally and happily? Part 1 focuses on basic considerations in the development of early childhood care and education (ECCE) curricula. Four chapters concern: (1) the learning needs of the young…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
