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Home > Recommended Professional Development Library

Recommended Professional Development Library


 DAP Essential Resources  

To help program administrators select the right resources to start or enhance their professional development libraries, NAEYC has prepared this guide of recommend Core Resources, categorized in three sections.

  • The Pedagogy of Developmentally Appropriate Practice
  • Approaching Content the DAP Way
  • Leadership and Management

Looking for more? In addition to these Core Resources, a list of Additional Resources has been prepared for programs looking to round out their professional development libraries.

Additionally, our DAP Basics Kit for Preschool Educators, available through the NAEYC Online Store, is the perfect starter kit for programs beginning to build a professional development library.

 

The Pedagogy of Developmentally Appropriate Practice

Books and resources to help educators guide children's learning according to the principles and guidelines of DAP

Books

  • Developmentally Appropriate Practice
  • Basics of DAP: An Introduction for Infants and Toddlers
  • Basics of DAP: An Introduction for Teachers of Children 3 to 6
  • Basics of DAP: An Introduction for Teachers of Kindergartners 
  • The Right Stuff for Children Birth to 8
  • The Intentional Teacher: Choosing the Best Strategies for Young Children’s Learning
  • Basics of Assessment: A Primer for Early Childhood Educators
  • Anti-Bias Education
  • DEC Recommended Practices
  • Caring for Our Children—National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs
  • Addressing Ethics

    • Ethics and the Early Childhood Educator: Using the NAEYC Code
    • Code of Ethical Conduct brochure packets (also available in Spanish)
  • Caring for Infants and Toddlers in Groups

DVDs and DVD-ROMs

  • Looking at the Basics of DAP
  • DAP: A Focus on Intentionality and on Play

 

Periodicals
Young Children is the award-winning, peer-reviewed professional journal published bimonthly by NAEYC. Young Children issues are organized around topical clusters that devote special attention to issues in the field of early childhood education Teaching Young Children, NAEYC’s award-winning bimonthly magazine, provides useful, research-based ideas that preschool educators can use in their classrooms. (Also available in Spanish.)
NAEYC periodicals are available as a member benefit or by subscription.

 Looking for more? See additional resources from this section.

 

Approaching Content the DAP Way

Books and resources about a broad range of content topics infused with the principles of DAP

Books

  • Social and Emotional Development
  • Challenging Behaviors
  • Big Body Play
  • Learning to Read and Write
  • The Young Child and Mathematics (with a CD-ROM of video examples of the math concepts)
  • Ramps & Pathways
  • Blocks and Beyond
  • Active Experiences for Active Children: Social Studies
  • The Story in the Picture: Inquiry and Artmaking with Young Children
  • From Parents to Partners

DVDs and DVD-ROMs

  • Mathematics in Early Childhood Education
  • Mathematical Thinking: Patterning, Geometry, and Measurement
  • Language Arts in Early Childhood Education
  • Science in Early Childhood Education
  • Social Studies in Early Childhood Education
  • Managing Everyday Challenges through Positive Guidance
  • Art in Universally Designed Preschool Environments

 Looking for more? See additional resources from this section.

 

Leadership and Management

  • What You Need to Lead an Early Childhood Program: Emotional Intelligence in Practice

 Looking for more? See additional resources from this section.

 

Additional Resources

To round out your library as a comprehensive source of information for early childhood educators, check these lists of additional resources, categorized in three sections.

  • The Pedagogy of Developmentally Appropriate Practice
  • Approaching Content the DAP Way
  • Leadership and Management

 

The Pedagogy of Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Additional Resources

Books and resources to help educators guide children's learning according to the principles and guidelines of DAP

Books

  • Standard 9: Physical Environment—A Guide to the NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standard and Related Accreditation Criteria
  • Diversity in Early Care and Education: Honoring Differences
  • Healthy Young Children: A Manual for Programs
  • Addressing Teaching

    • Powerful Interactions
    • Enthusiastic and Engaged Learners
    • Small-Group Times to Scaffold Early Learning
    • Young Investigators
    • Spotlight on Teaching Preschoolers
    • Spotlight on Teaching Preschoolers 2
    • Standard 2: Curriculum—A Guide to the NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standard and Related Accreditation Criteria
    • Standard 3: Teaching—A Guide to the NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standard and Related Accreditation Criteria
  • Addressing Assessment

    • The Power of Observation
    • Spotlight on Young Children and Assessment (also in Spanish)
    • Standard 4: Assessment—A Guide to the NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standard and Related Accreditation Criteria
  • Addressing Ethics

    • Teaching the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct
    • Statement of Commitment poster
  • For a focus on infants & toddlers: Spotlight on Infants and Toddlers

DVDs and DVD-ROMs

  • The New DAP
  • Safe Active Play: A Guide to Avoiding Play Area Hazards
  • VOICES: Child Assessment
  • For  a focus on infants & toddlers

    • Touchpoints
    • Ten Things Every Child Needs  (#8103)
    • VOICES: Caring for Infants and Toddlers (#8117)

Other Resources

  • NEXT for TYC is an online publication that comes out five times per year to accompany the current issue of Teaching Young Children (TYC). NEXT for TYC suggests ways to build on the content of articles while encouraging teachers to apply ideas in their own classrooms. Center directors can use it to plan staff meetings, staff development specialists can use it to design workshops, and teacher educators can use the ideas in their classes.
  • Teaching Young Children magazine, 10-pack, that includes a subscription to the accompanying online professional development resource, NEXT for TYC.
  • eLearn: TYC, NAEYC’s self-paced online professional development tool, combines a digital version of TYC with an assessment and NEXT for TYC to strengthen and enhance teaching effectiveness.

 Just getting started? See the Core Resources from this section.

 

Approaching Content the DAP Way: Additional Resources

Books and resources about a broad range of content topics infused with the principles of DAP

Books

  • Social-Emotional Development:

    • Mind in the Making
    • The Power of Guidance
    • Education for a Civil Society
    • Standard 1: Relationships—A Guide to the NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standard and Related Accreditation Criteria
  • Play & Physical Development:

    • A Mandate for Playful Learning
    • The Play's the Thing
    • Active for Life
    • Spotlight on Young Children and Play
    • Standard 2: Curriculum—A Guide to the NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standard and Related Accreditation Criteria
  • Challenging Behaviors:

    • Standard 1: Relationships—A Guide to the NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standard and Related Accreditation Criteria
  • Language/Literacy:

    • Dual Language Learners in the Early Childhood Classroom
    • Basics of Supporting Dual Language Learners 
    • So Much More than the ABCs 
    • Literacy and the Youngest Learner
    • Spotlight on Young Children and Language
    • Standard 2: Curriculum—A Guide to the NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standard and Related Accreditation Criteria
  • Math:

    • Adding Math, Subtracting Tension
    • Spotlight on Young Children: Exploring Math
    • Building Structures with Young Children
    • Standard 2: Curriculum—A Guide to the NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standard and Related Accreditation Criteria
  • Science & Social Studies:

    • Spotlight on Young Children: Exploring Science
    • Spotlight on Young Children and Social Studies
    • Spotlight on Young Children and Nature
    • Standard 2: Curriculum—A Guide to the NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standard and Related Accreditation Criteria
  • The Arts

    • Spotlight on Young Children and the Creative Arts
    • Standard 2: Curriculum—A Guide to the NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standard and Related Accreditation Criteria
  • Families/Communities:

    • Spotlight on Young Children and Families
    • Standard 7: Families and Standard 8: Community Relationships—A Guide to the NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standard and Related Accreditation Criteria

DVDs

  • Facing the Challenge: Working with Children Who Use Challenging Behaviors

 Just getting started? See the Core Resources from this section.

 

Leadership and Management: Additional Resources

Books

  • The Three Rs of Leadership: Building Effective Early Childhood Programs through Relationships, Reciprocal Learning, and Reflection
  • A Great Place to Work: Creating a Healthy Organizational Climate
  • Leadership in Action: How Effective Directors Get Things Done
  • Advocates in Action: Making a Difference for Young Children
  • Standard 10: Leadership and Management—A Guide to the NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standard and Related Accreditation Criteria

DVDs and DVD-ROMs

  • HRM Journal: Human Resources Management in Early Childhood Programs
  • VOICES: Building Enrollment
  • VOICES: Supporting Teacher Performance

 Just getting started? See the Core Resources from this section.
DAP Resources

DAP Overview
DAP Position Statement
DAP Books and Resources
FAQ

DAP with Infants and Toddlers
DAP with Preschoolers
DAP with Kindergartners
DAP in the Early Primary Grades
 
What is DAP?

3 Core Considerations
12 Principles of Child Development
5 Guidelines for Effective Teaching
10 Suggested Teaching Strategies
 
DAP Books
Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8 (3d ed.)

Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8 (3rd ed.)
DAP Basics Kit for Preschool Educators DAP Basics Kit for Preschool Educators
Basics of Developmentally Appropriate Practice: An Introduction for Teachers of Children 3 to 6 Basics of Developmentally Appropriate Practice: An Introduction for Teachers of Kindergartners
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