Hear fromÌýDAPÌýthought leader,ÌýDr.ÌýIheomaÌýIrukaÌýasÌýshe shares her perspective on taking an equity-focused approach to understand and support child development.
My favorite part of my work with families, educators, staff, and children is the privilege of mentoring, encouraging, motivating, and learning alongside them.
Partnering with families is key to developmentally appropriate practice, with two-way, respectful, and collaborative communication at the heart of the partnerships between families of children with ASD and schools.
Authored by
Authored by:
Melissa A. Sreckovic, Tia R. Schultz, Christine K. Kenney, Kelly Crenshaw
Hear from DAP thought leaders, Sue Bredekamp and Barbara Willer, as they reflect on the importance of the core considerations to teacher decision making.
We are so pleased to be able to offer you the 2021 compilation of Voices of Practitioners articles. This volume marks VOP’s 17th year as an online journal.
51ɬɬÎÝapp’s Emergent Curriculum and the Cycle of Inquiry Approach course, is the first step on your journey to guiding children through an emergent curriculum.
The following resources have been supplied by Boston Public Schools and correspond to Appendix D: Creating and Implementing Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum: A Guide for Public School Audiences.
Knowing that readersÌýwill want toÌýdive into the rich collection ofÌýhigh-quality titlesÌýfeaturedÌýin this issue,ÌýYoung ChildrenÌýhasÌýintroducedÌýan onlineÌýcatalogue of the booksÌýfoundÌýinÌýthis issue’sÌýarticles.
Rethinking Circle Time provides clear communication strategies, from a behavioral psychology perspective, to help teachers succeed and have a stress-free classroom.
By creating a classroom that stimulates wonder and encourages curiosity, teachers can tap into young children's interest in understanding their physical and social worlds.
Authored by
Authored by:
Kathryn Lake MacKay, Kim Collett Plank, Cindy Sanders, Cassy Lewis
This article outlines the "Literacy-to-Go program and the ways in which communities can partner with families, teachers, and other professionals to support the literacy development of young learners.
Authored by
Authored by:
Maryia LaBree, V. Susan Bennett-Armistead, Cynthia Crosser
Non-story design elements of picture books are sometimes referred to asÌýperitextual features, and they contain valuable information outside of the actual text or story.
Supporting Literacy Through Engaging Instruction & Materials
The Fall 2021 issue ofÌýYoung ChildrenÌýincludes a cluster of articles offeringÌýa variety of practices and materials to help early childhood educators foster a love of literacy and support early reading, writing, listening, and speaking development.
InÌýourÌýongoingÌýwork, we have identified four factors that influence the degree to which teachers are able to fuel science inquiry with multilingual learners while simultaneously promoting equitable and inclusive classroom science environments.
Authored by
Authored by:
Cindy Hoisington, Jessica Mercer Young, Jeff Winokur