Developmentally Appropriate Practice



Developmentally Appropriate Practice

1. How will I know good teaching practices when I see them?

➢ Look for action in the learning environment

➢ Good Practice is children in action: children busy constructing, creating with multimedia, enjoying books, exploring, experimenting, inventing, finding out, creating, and composing throughout the day.

➢ Good practice is teachers in action: Teachers busy holding conversations, guiding activities, questioning children, challenging children’s thinking, observing, drawing conclusions, and planning and monitoring activities throughout the day.

2. What it means to be developmentally appropriate:

➢ What they know about how children develop and learn

➢ What they know about the strengths, needs, and interests of individual children

➢ What they know about the social and cultural contexts in which children live

➢ Using this knowledge to guide their thinking, early childhood educators ask themselves, “Is this activity, interaction, or experience age appropriate?” Is it individually appropriate? Is it socially and culturally appropriate?

3. The Essence of Developmental Appropriateness:

Weaving the strands of

➢ age appropriateness,

➢ individual appropriateness

➢ and sociocultural appropriateness

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