Developmentally appropriate practice is so fundamental to the early childhood field that all new educators need a sound grasp from the very start. While DAP’s basic concepts aren’t difficult or arcane, they can be understood wrongly or incompletely—and often are! This engaging little book describes the core concepts and makes them meaningful to everyday practice for teachers of infants and toddlers. College instructors, directors, and trainers will find this an invaluable tool for introducing learners to the foundation of the early childhood field.

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This DVD-ROM features the video segments from NAEYC’s two online programs—DAP and Intentionality and DAP and Play—produced by NAEYC with the 2009 release of the third edition of Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8. This DVD-ROM is designed as a resource for group training sessions and courses on DAP. Each video includes presentations from practitioners and other experts in the field and scenes depicting developmentally appropriate practice in action—in classrooms for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, and primary grade children.

DAP and Intentionality addresses ways in which teachers intentionally use a variety of learning formats and teaching strategies to support children’s learning. DAP and Play focuses on the characteristics and types of play and the teacher’s role in supporting high-level play. Also includes PDF versions of handouts for each video that highlight the key messages of the programs.

DAP and Intentionality: 91 min. DAP and Play: 85 min.

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Bestseller! Since the first edition in 1987, NAEYC's book Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs has been an essential resource for the early child care field. Now fully revised and expanded, the bestselling 2009 version comes with a supplementary CD containing readings on key topics, plus video examples showing developmentally appropriate practice in action. Based on what the research says about development, learning, and effective practices, as well as what experience tells us about teaching intentionally, DAP articulates the principles that should guide our decision making. Chapters describe children from birth through age 8 in detail, with extensive examples of appropriate practice for infant/toddler, preschool, kindergarten, and primary levels. 

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Because teachers, advocates, parents, and faculty asked for a stand-alone version of the 2009 Position Statement on Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs to give to principals, school board members, and other decision makers, it is now available as a 36-page booklet.

This professional development resource features the video program produced by NAEYC with the 2009 release of the third edition of NAEYC’s Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8. The video includes an overview of developmentally appropriate practice, presentations from NAEYC leadership and experts in the field, as well as scenes depicting developmentally appropriate practice in action—in classrooms for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, and primary grade children. This video originally was posted on the NAEYC website from February through May 2009.

In addition, this DVD-ROM also includes the video podcast series that was posted on the NAEYC website in April and May 2009: Responses to Questions You Asked about DAP. Carol Copple and Sue Bredekamp—authors and editors of key NAEYC publications on DAP—respond to questions from the field on the new DAP. This DVD-ROM includes a bonus video prepared for this resource: reflections on the historical journey of DAP at NAEYC from Sue Bredekamp, Carol Copple, and Peter Pizzolongo.

Also included are three PDF documents: Reflection Questions, About the Book, and DAP Resources, which include hyperlinks to access other DAP-related resources from the Web.

52 min.

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Updated in 2009! When you need a simple tool to communicate the developmentally appropriate approach that characterizes your program, this appealing brochure comes in handy. It describes key areas of infants' development, suggests the basic educational approach that helps children learn and thrive, and details what parents should look for in an early childhood program.

Updated 2009! When you need a simple tool to communicate the developmentally appropriate approach that characterizes your kindergarten program, this appealing brochure comes in handy. It describes key areas of children's development, suggests the basic educational approach that helps children learn and thrive, and details what parents should look for in a kindergarten.

Updated 2009! When you need a simple tool to communicate your preschool program's developmentally appropriate approach, this appealing brochure comes in handy. It describes key areas of children's development, suggests the basic educational approach that helps children learn and thrive, and details what parents should look for in a preschool program.

Save when you order the third edition of Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8 together with the popular Basics of Developmentally Appropriate Practice. Essential for every student or new practitioner's collection! See full descriptions and tables of contents for items #375 (Developmentally Appropriate Practice) and #259 (Basics of DAP).

Save when you order the new edition of Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8 together with the popular Basics of Developmentally Appropriate Practice and its companion DVD, Looking at the Basics of Developmentally Appropriate Practice. Essential for every student or new practitioner's collection! See full descriptions for items #375 (Developmentally Appropriate Practice), #259 (Basics of DAP), and #861 (Looking at the Basics of DAP). 

You can also purchase Developmentally Appropriate Practice and Basics of DAP in a separate set (see #3754).