FCSE 3120 Lecture 19: Chapter 9
1 May 2018
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Chapter 9
Teaching and Learning in The Children’s Program
Planning for Instruction
• Directors have the added responsibility to be the instructional leaders of their programs
o Ensuring the program is Developmentally Appropriate
o Culturally appropriate
o Addresses appropriate learning standards
o Committed to equity and social justice
• DAP – Developmentally Appropriate Practices
o Single most influential document guiding instruction in high quality programing
Developmentally Appropriate Practices
• DAP is not a curriculum; it is a framework or prescription that provides guidance for
instruction.
3 Core Considerations Of DAP
• Knowledge of Child Development and Learning
• Knowing what is individually appropriate
• Knowing what is culturally appropriate
Knowledge of Child Development & Learning
• Know how children learn and grow
• Resources/Publications
o NAEYC – National Association for Education of Young Children - website and
publications
o NIEER – National Institute for Early Education Research – websites and
publications
o Zero to Three – cutting age research in brain research.
• Knowing Each Child as an Individual (as teachers)
o Appreciate that each child has unique interests, strengths and needs
o Knowing your children through ongoing observations, anecdotal records
o Plan for child-initiated and adult-guided activities
o Limited amounts of focused direct instruction
Considering Children with Developmental Delays or Disabilities
• In 1975 US Congress passed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act - - it
provided states with to educate children with disabilities or delays
• Law was reauthorized in 2004 with a new name Individuals with Disabilities Educational
Act (or IDEA) – ensuring these children would be included in high quality programs
• LRE – least restrictive environment – this means that the children are being served with
able-bodied, typically developing children whenever possible.
• IDEA Part C: provides services to children birth to 3 years of age
• IDEA Part B: is designed to meet the needs of families ages 3 to 21
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Document Summary
Developmentally appropriate practices: dap is not a curriculum; it is a framework or prescription that provides guidance for instruction. 3 core considerations of dap: knowledge of child development and learning, knowing what is individually appropriate, knowing what is culturally appropriate. In 1975 us congress passed the education for all handicapped children act - - it provided states with to educate children with disabilities or delays: law was reauthorized in 2004 with a new name individuals with disabilities educational. Act (or idea) ensuring these children would be included in high quality programs: lre least restrictive environment this means that the children are being served with able-bodied, typically developing children whenever possible. Idea part c: provides services to children birth to 3 years of age. Idea part b: is designed to meet the needs of families ages 3 to 21: child find are free state screenings, parents as teachers also completes developmental screening, if child qualifies then a plan is developed:
