1. Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum
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Best Practices in Early Childhood Education, 4th Edition
Marjorie J. Kostelnik Anne K. Soderman Alice P. Whiren
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2. Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum
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Best Practices in Early Childhood Education, 4th Edition
by Marjorie J. Kostelnik, Anne K. Soderman, and Alice P. Whiren
CHAPTER 2
Teaching and Learning in Developmentally Appropriate Programs

3. Teaching-Learning Triangle
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4. Child Development and Learning
Principles:
Holistic
Orderly sequence
Varying rates
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5. Child Development and Learning
Principles (cont’d.):
Active
Maturation
Environment
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6. Child Development and Learning
Principles (cont’d.):
Learning Styles
Kinesthetic, Auditory, Visual
Multiple Intelligences
Motivations
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7. Child Development and Learning
Principles (cont’d.):
The COMBINE:
Physical Experience
Social Experience
Reflection
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8. Child Development and Learning
Principles (cont’d.):
PLAY
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9. Teaching Strategies These strategies are prepared in advance:
Sensory engagement
Environmental cues
Task analysis
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10. Teaching Strategies
These strategies are considered in advance, but used when children are on the scene:
Chaining and successive approximation
Scaffolding
Guided practice
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11. Verbal Teaching Strategies
Invitations
Behavior reflections
Paraphrase reflections
Modeling
Effective praise
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12. Verbal Teaching Strategies
Telling, explaining, informing
Do-it signals
Challenges
Questions
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13. Silence is an effective teaching strategy too!
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14. Cycle of Learning Phases
Awareness
Exploration
Acquisition
Practice
Generalization
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15. Teaching in the Zone of Proximal Development
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16. Content in ECE How do I decide what to teach?
Consider the children’s interests.
Consult the standards
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17. Standards
Standards describe what young children may reasonably be expected to learn and do during the early childhood years.
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18. Sources of Standards Professional societies Departments of Education
State and local early childhood governing bodies
School districts
Early childhood programs
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19. Incorporating Standards into Your Teaching
Consider each standard by asking yourself these questions:
What is most meaningful for children this age?
What is most meaningful for these particular children?
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20. Questions to Ask Yourself (cont.)
What might a beginner need to know in relation to this standard?
What do the children already know?
What can children learn through first-hand experience?
How can I integrate this standard into day-to-day learning?
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