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Direct linkNational Association for the Education of Young Children, 2009
The purpose of this position statement is to promote excellence in early childhood education by providing a framework for best practice. Grounded both in the research on child development and learning and in the knowledge base regarding educational effectiveness, the framework outlines practice that promotes young children's optimal learning and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Position Papers, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Guidelines
Peer reviewedWortham, Sue C. – Contemporary Education, 1995
Early childhood educators in public school settings are influenced by trends and practices in the field of early childhood and elementary education. The paper examines those trends, conflicts between current trends and realities, and the dilemma of early childhood educators in developing quality programs in elementary schools. (SM)
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality
Peer reviewedQuick, Beth Nason – Peabody Journal of Education, 1998
Addresses past, present, and future issues and trends in beginning reading instruction, tracing the development of a related issue in the context of early-childhood education: developmentally appropriate practice (DAP). Addresses historical changes in reading education and in DAP guidelines, suggesting that reading education and early-childhood…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Child Development, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Ogletree, Earl J.; Ujlaki, Vilma – 1988
This paper presents Rudolf Steiner's maturational readiness theory of human physiopsychology and comments on education in the Waldorf Schools. Discussion asserts that Steiner's concept of human development is complex and that intensive study is required for even a superficial understanding of "the four members of man": the physical,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Practices
Download full textHallion, Andrea M. – 1994
This paper traces the development of graded and non-graded classrooms in the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries and describes the implementation of multiage classrooms at an elementary school in Hopedale, Massachusetts. After defining what is meant by multiage classrooms, the paper discusses the role of Horace Mann, who was then a…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Child Development, Classroom Environment, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Feng, Jianhua – 1994
Within the field of early childhood education, several issues are currently being debated and many new developments are emerging. One of these trends is toward the expansion and redefinition of early childhood education to include all educational experiences for children from birth to 8 years of age. Another trend is the increased interest in…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Design
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1919
The curriculum presented in this bulletin is a response to a definite need frequently expressed by kindergarten teachers, primary teachers, and school men. The work of the different grades has been fairly standardized as to subject matter and method, and is usually outlined quite definitely for the guidance of teachers in the course of study. But…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Music Education, Art Education, Language Arts
