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The Early Learner is Our Future: Articles and Books on Developmentally Appropriate Practice

The Early Learner is Our Future: The Early Learner is Our Future: Articles and Book... : The Early Learner is Our Future: Articles and Books on Developmentally Appropriate Practice

The Early Learner is Our Future: Articles and Books on Developmentally Appropriate Practice

Links to Excellent Articles Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) http://www.naeyc.org/DAP Questions about Developmentally Appropriate Practice https://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/Play/Questions%20about%20DAP_1.pdf The whole Child http://www.wholechildeducation.org/blog/early-childhood-education-implementing-developmentally-appropriate-practice The Butterfly Garden: Developmentally Appropriate Practice Defined http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/earlychildhood/article_view.aspx?articleID=115 An Early Childhood Practitioner’s Guide http://readyreaders.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ECE-Balanced-Literacy-Approach.pdf Information Books in Early Childhood http://journal.naeyc.org/btj/200303/InformationBooks.pdf Books and Articles From Neurons to Neighborhoods:  The Science of Early  Childhood Development By Jack P. Shonkoff & Debra A. Phillips -  PDF Article https://books.google.com/books?id=9bP...

Course Resources Part 1: Position Statements and Influential Practices NAEYC. (2009).  Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8 .  Retrieved May 26, 2010, from  http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/dap NAEYC. (2009).  Where we stand on child abuse prevention .  Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf NAEYC. (2009).  Where we stand on school readiness .  Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/Readiness.pdf NAEYC. (2009).  Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity .  Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pdf NAEYC. (2003).  Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation: Building an effective, accountable system in programs for children birth through age 8 .  Ret...

Resources and quotes on how important play is to our   PRESCHOOLERS   LEARNING http://move-with-me.com/uncategorized/play-quotes/ These are some that stand out to me “Play is the beginning of knowledge.” -George Dorsey “We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” -George Bernard Shaw “Play is so integral to childhood that a child who does not have the opportunities to play is cut off from a major portion of childhood.” -Musselwhite “We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply engrossed in anything than when we are playing.” -Charles Schaefer

Science News March 30 2016 Dynamic connections in the brain https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160330122917.htm