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Professional Development Library

This kit is perfect for programs that are building a professional development library. Included in the kit are resources to help teaching staff enhance their understanding and application of developmentally appropriate practice, or DAP. Some of the books and the DVD focus on the pedagogy—how to provide high-quality early childhood education to young children. The kit also includes books focused on the content—what areas of study should be included in a high-quality program in which staff facilitate children's learning through developmentally appropriate practice.

The kit includes:

Books

• Basics of Developmentally Appropriate Practice: An Introduction for Teachers of Children 3 to 6
• Basics of Assessment:  A Primer for Early Childhood Educators
• Code of Ethical Conduct brochure packet (25 brochures)
• Social and Emotional Development: Connecting Science and Practice in Early Childhood Settings
• Big Body Play: Why Boisterous, Vigorous, and Very Physical Play Is Essential to Children's Development and Learning
• Learning to Read and Write: Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children
• The Young Child and Mathematics (2nd ed.)
• Ramps & Pathways: A Constructivist Approach to Physics with Young Children
• Active Experiences for Active Children: Social Studies (2nd ed.)
• The Story in the Picture: Inquiry and Artmaking with Young Children

DVD

• DAP: A Focus on Intentionality and on Play

A $300 value if purchased separately.

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 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 in 2009)

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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. (Updated in 2009)

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Most young children love vigorous physical activity, but research shows that they may not continue to be active throughout childhood and beyond if they lack a foundation of skills. Early childhood educators need to ensure children's learning of the physical skills as well as movement concepts necessary to start them toward active and healthy lives. This book provides guidance on what high-quality movement programs should include: environments designed for young children, effective curriculum components, developmental approaches to teaching, planned assessment, and more.

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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. Fully revised and expanded, the 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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In this revised and updated edition of Caring for Infants and Toddlers in Groups: Developmentally Appropriate Practice, Zero to Three has written a how-to guide that matches classroom activities with how children think and grow. Posters and a developmental wheel on common behavior challenges are included with the book. From Zero to Three Press.

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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. 

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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!

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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: An Introduction for Teachers of Children 3 to 6).

Description:

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 children's development, suggests the basic educational approach that helps children learn and thrive, and details what parents should look for in a primary school.