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Peer reviewedYoung Children, 1988
Summarizes the NAEYC position statement on developmentally appropriate practice in the primary grades serving students aged 5 through 8 years. Uses a comparative format of appropriate and inappropriate practice related to curriculum goals, teaching strategies, integrated curriculum, guidance of social and emotional development, motivation, and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Coughlin, Pamela A.; Hansen, Kristen A.; Heller, Dinah; Kaufmann, Roxane K.; Stolberg, Judith Rothschild; Walsh, Kate Burke – 1997
In child-centered education programs, children construct their own knowledge from their experiences and interactions with the world around them, and teachers foster children's growth and development by building on children's interests, needs, and strengths within a safe and caring environment. The Step by Step educational program developed a…
Descriptors: Art Education, Child Development, Classroom Techniques, Cooking Instruction
Peer reviewedGareau, Marianne; Kennedy, Colleen – Young Children, 1991
Discusses the use of time and space in primary classrooms, referring to what is known about how young children learn best. Discusses four steps to organizing the classroom. (BB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Class Organization, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Elementary School Students
Download full textAspen Systems Corp., Rockville, MD. – 1995
This training guide is designed to enhance the skills of Head Start education staff in applying knowledge of how children grow and develop to planning, implementing, and evaluating activities and experiences in the center, at home, and during group socialization sessions. Each of the guide's modules details module outcomes, key concepts, and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Childhood Interests, Childhood Needs
Szanton, Eleanor Stokes, Ed. – 1997
In child-centered education programs, children construct their own knowledge from their experiences and interactions with the world around them, and caregivers foster children's growth and development by building on children's interests, needs, and strengths within a safe and caring environment. The Step by Step educational program developed a…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregiver Role, Child Development, Classroom Environment
