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Focus on Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Equitable and Joyful Learning in Kindergarten

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If you've ever wondered how effective teachers actually do DAP in kindergarten, this is the book for you. You will see how kindergarten educators provide integrated learning opportunities that you can adapt to create a robust learning environment that is play oriented and supportive of required mandates and expectations.

You'll read about educators making intentional decisions in key areas of practice, which form the six guidelines for DAP in action:

  1. Building a strengths-based community where everyone is welcomed and supported to grow and learn
  2. Facilitating reciprocal partnerships with families
  3. Observing, assessing, and documenting childrens learning and development
  4. Using teaching strategies that enhance learning for each child
  5. Implementing curriculum tied to meaningful learning goals
  6. Demonstrating professionalism

This book will inspire you to apply these guidelines to establish goals and create learning experiences that fit who and where your students are and advocate for practices and environments that facilitate equitable, joyful learning for all kindergartners.

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Will deliver when available. Publication date 16 Jan 2025

Product Details
  • Dimensions: 212 x 276mm
  • Publication Date: 16 Jan 2025
  • Publisher: National Association for the Education of Young Children
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781952331343

About

Volume editors Eva C. Phillips EdD is dedicated to teaching and advocating for young children and early childhood educators. Throughout her almost 40 years of service to North Carolina she served as a kindergarten teacher a statelevel Title I preschool and kindergarten consultant an assistant professor and BirthKindergarten Education Program Coordinator and a districtlevel program manager for early learning. She has collaborated on numerous projects supporting developmentally appropriate practices and was cocreator and cofacilitator of North Carolinas Power of K Teacher Leader Initiative while at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Dr. Phillips also served as president of the North Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children from 2009 to 2013. After retiring from the state in 2017 she began a consulting business to support early learning educators through professional development consulting and coaching. She is coauthor of the book Basics of Developmentally Appropriate Practice: An Introduction for Teachers of Kindergartners and the white paper Children Come First: Ensuring School Policies Practices and Strategies Lead to Positive 3rd Grade Outcomes. She is dedicated to working with educators in their pursuits to provide the most authentic appropriate engaging and challenging experiences for all young children.Amy ScrinziEdD is an accomplished educator with extensive experience in the field of education spanning more than 30 years. She is an assistant professor of child development at Meredith College in North Carolina. In addition she serves as the coordinator of the birthtokindergarten licensure program overseeing and guiding aspiring educators in their journey to become licensed educators. Dr. Scrinzi is a former classroom teacher of preK through third grade having taught in several public school districts in North Carolina. She later worked at the states Department of Public Instruction as a statelevel early childhood education consultant developing and facilitating projects that included coleading the states Power of K threeyear kindergarten teacher leadership initiative. She also served as a statelevel K2 math consultant state lead for the North Carolina Kindergarten Entry Assessment (KEA) and statelevel mentor for nonpublic preK teachers seeking a birthtokindergarten teaching license. She is coauthor of the bookBasics of Developmentally Appropriate Practice: An Introduction for Teachers of Kindergartners. Her experience as a classroom teacher consultant mentor and author has equipped her with a comprehensive understanding of early childhood education and she remains dedicated to supporting teachers use of effective practices that align with the developmental needs of young learners.Series editor Susan Friedman is senior director of publishing and content development at NAEYC. In this role she leads the content development work of NAEYCs books and periodicals teams. Ms. Friedman is coeditor of Each and Every Child: Teaching Preschool with an Equity Lens. She has extensive prior experience creating content on play developmentally appropriate uses of media and other topics for educators and families. She has presented at numerous educational conferences including NAEYCs Professional Learning Institute and Annual Conference the South by Southwest Education (SXSW EDU) Conference & Festival and the School Superintendents Associations Early Learning Cohort. She began her career as a preschool teacher at City and Country School in New York City. She holds degrees from Vassar College and the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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