Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Curriculum and Development in Early Education

by Carol Gestwicki

Thoughtful and comprehensive, DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM AND DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY EDUCATION, 6th Edition, is designed to meet the needs of new early childhood students as well as experienced teachers, professionals, and parents. It provides you with an overview of the concepts and theoretical foundations of appropriate practices in every developmental domain and discusses the practical implications for teachers and caregivers. The text reflects the NAEYC position statement on Developmentally Appropriate Practice and includes content on aligning early childhood teaching practices with national education standards, in addition to many interesting anecdotes, vignettes, interactive features, and applications to help you understand and apply the material. The text also shows you how to be effective no matter what curriculum model is used in your center, whether Reggio Emilia, Montessori, High Scope, Creative Curriculum, Bank Street, Waldorf, or any other.

Genres: School, Education

496 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1994

Reviews

[Melanie · Rating 1 out of 5]

the entire text can be summed up in one sentence: play I important...plus the writing was just plain horrid...

[Misha · Rating 1 out of 5]

Assigned text for one of my classes. The formatting is meh and like many textbooks it spends a lot more time justifying its existence than actually providing valuable information, often spinning a piece of advice that could be summed up in a sentence into a full chapter. It also advises telling children that boys have penises and girls have vaginas, which is depressingly bad advice to give anyone let alone educators in the year 2020.