Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum - Marjorie J. Kostelnik, Anne K. Soderman, Alice P. Whiren

Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum

Best Practices in Early Childhood Education
Buch | Softcover
552 Seiten
2010 | 5th edition
Pearson (Verlag)
978-0-13-703553-3 (ISBN)
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This best-selling text addresses all aspects of classroom life, including the roles of children and adults, the physical and social environments, and teaching and learning within multiple domains for children age three to eight. It provides a comprehensive, cohesive approach to curriculum development, which results in greater continuity for children and practitioners in group settings in childcare, preschool, and the early elementary grades.

    Concentrating as much on the “how” of curriculum development as on the “what and why,” the authors provide practical, research-based guidelines for translating theory into best practice that accommodates age-appropriateness, individual differences, and social and cultural diversity. Students learn how to conceptualize, plan, implement, and evaluate curriculum through detailed application opportunities in each chapter.

New Features to this Edition include:



Assignable activities online at MyEducationLab are meaningfully integrated into each chapter, with margin notes referring to videos, classroom artifacts, and strategies in “Assignments and Activities” and more applied exercises in “Building Teaching Skills and Dispositions”
New Developmentally Appropriate Practice definitions are incorporated throughout
Stronger focus on national curriculum standards
More emphasis on key topics such as circle time, structuring the environment, classroom arrangements, scheduling, and cultural variations in teaching
Thorough integration of children with special needs in every chapter, offering examples, case studies, and specific adaptations to activities
Stronger emphasis on intentional teaching, helping students prepare for the reality of classroom expectations

Marjorie J. Kostelnik is Dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. A former child care, Head Start, and preschool teacher, as well as elementary school specialist, Dr. Kostelnik has been actively involved in helping educators in early childhood programs explore the implications of developmentally appropriate practices. Her work has taken her to many settings throughout the United States and abroad. Marjorie teaches classes in early childhood inclusive education and is currently on the Coordinating Commission for High Quality Early Childhood Education for the state of Nebraska. Anne K. Soderman had 14 years of classroom experience working with children in both public and nonpublic educational settings prior to joining Michigan State University in 1979, where she is now Professor Emeritus. In addition to continuing to consult with schools in international settings, she is currently carrying out an administrative assignment and conducting research on second-language acquisition in Beijing, China. Soderman is also co-author of Guiding Children’s Social Development and Learning, 6th Ed. (2009), Creating Literacy-Rich Preschools and Kindergartens (2008) and Scaffolding Emergent Literacy (2005). Alice Phipps Whiren is a professor emeritus of the Department of Family and Child Ecology, Michigan State University. She taught curriculum in early childhood and child development to undergraduate and graduate students and was supervisor of the Child Development Laboratories. Early in her career, she taught young children in an inner-city public school in Michigan. She also served as a Head Start assistant director and has provided a variety of training sessions for preprimary teachers nationally and internationally.

Introduction    




Part 1 Foundations of Early Childhood Education  


Chapter 1Developmentally Appropriate Practice: An Evolving Framework for Teaching Young Children    

Why Is There a Need for DAP?  


The Early Childhood Profession Responds  


General Practices Typically Associated with DAP   

It Requires Judgment to Determine Developmental Appropriateness 


DAP Has Historic Roots   


There Is Empirical Support for Developmentally Appropriate Programs  


DAP Programs Vary in Structure and Content  


DAP Is Adaptable Across Program Settings  


The High/Scope Approach to Early Childhood Education  


The Reggio Emilia Approach to Early Childhood Education   


The DAP Debate  


What Does the DAP Debate Mean for Early Childhood Practitioners?   


Implications of DAP for Professional Practice    

Summary    

Applying What You’ve Read in This Chapter    

Practice for Your Certification or Licensure Exam    




Chapter 2   Teaching and Learning in Developmentally Appropriate Programs  

Early Childhood Educators Need to Know About Child Development and Learning   


Early Childhood Educators Need to Know About Effective Teaching Strategies   


Which Teaching Strategies Are Best?   


Common Teaching Strategies 


The Cycle of Learning   


Linking the Cycle of Learning to Teaching  


Teaching in the Zone of Proximal Development  


Early Childhood Educators Need to Know About Content


Addressing Content in Early Childhood Education

Benefits of Standards  


Challenges in Using Standards  


Addressing the Challenges  


Summary 


Applying What You’ve Read in This Chapter 


Practice for Your Certification or Licensure Exam    




Part 2  Setting the Stage for Learning    




Chapter 3 Planning and Implementing Effective Small-Group Activities  
Why Plan?  


Characteristics of Effective Planning   


Planning Basics  


Creating Developmentally Appropriate Plans  


Aligning All the Parts of the Lesson Plan   


Using Principles of Developmental Direction to Enhance Your Planning   


Applying the Principles of Developmental Direction to Your Plans   


Common Activities in Early Childhood Programs   


Making and Implementing Plans   


Summary  


Applying What You’ve Read in This Chapter  


Practice for Your Certification or Licensure Exam  





Chapter 4 Planning and Implementing Effective Group-Time Activities    

Planning Effective Group Times   


Writing Group-Time Plans  


Group-Time Preparations and Strategies

Variations on Traditional Group Times   


Common Questions Practitioners Ask About Group Time   


Adaptation of Whole-Group Instruction for Children of Different Ages and Abilities   


Pitfalls to Avoid During Group-Time Planning   


Summary   


Applying What You’ve Read in This Chapter   


Practice for Your Certification or Licensure Exam  





Chapter 5 Organizing Space, Materials, and Time  


Organizing the Physical Environment  


Why Use Learning Centers?   


Characteristics of Effective Early Childhood Learning Centers  


Examples of Centers  


Dealing with Implementation Issues   


Adjusting the Physical Environment   


Selecting Materials for Each Curricular Domain   


General Guidelines for the Selection and Use of Materials   


Using the Same Materials for Many Purposes   


Creating a Daily Schedule  


Sample Schedule   


Summary  


Applying What You’ve Read in This Chapter   


Practice for Your Certification or Licensure Exam 





Chapter 6 Child Guidance in Early Childhood Classrooms    

What Children Need to Know   


What Self-Discipline Is   


How Self-Discipline Evolves   


Degrees of Self-Discipline Among Children and Within the Same Child   


Developmental Influences on Self-Discipline   


How Experience Influences Self-Discipline   


How Adult Discipline Styles Influence Children’s Self-Discipline   


The Relation Between Authoritative Teaching and DAP   


Authoritative Teaching and the Importance of Teamwork Among Staff   


Questions Adults Ask About Promoting Self-Discipline in Children   


Summary   


Applying What You’ve Read in This Chapter  


Practice for Your Certification or Licensure Exam   





Chapter 7 Evaluating and Guiding Children’s Progress by Using Authentic Assessment    

The Changing Face of Early Childhood Assessment   


Responsible Early Childhood Assessment and Evaluation   


Standardized Testing: What Part Should It Play in Evaluating Children’s Progress?  


Placement of Young Children on the Basis of Test Results  


The Concept of Authentic Assessment 


Strategies for Assessment in the Early Childhood Classroom   


Organization and Use of Authentic Assessment and Evaluation Data: Portfolios and Student-Led Conferences   


Summary  


Applying What You’ve Read in This Chapter  


Practice for Your Certification or Licensure Exam  





Chapter 8 Strengthening Developmentally Appropriate Programs Through Family Involvement    

The Changing Nature of Family Involvement in Early Childhood Education   


Barriers to Family Involvement   


Characteristics of Effective Family Involvement   


Effective Family Involvement Techniques   


Summary  


Applying What You’ve Read in This Chapter  


Practice for Your Certification or Licensure Exam  




Part 3 The Curriculum    




Chapter 9 The Aesthetic Domain    

Aesthetics Defined   


The Arts Defined   


Scope of This Chapter  


Aesthetic Education for Young Children   


Importance of Aesthetic Learning   


Relationship Between Aesthetic Learning and Knowing  


Children’s Acquisition of a Fundamental Knowledge Base for Aesthetic Development   


Aesthetic Learning and the Teacher’s Role  


Current Educational Issues  


Purpose and Goals   


Teaching Strategies   


Pitfalls to Avoid   


Approaches to Teaching the Arts 


Activity Suggestions   


Summary  


Applying What You’ve Read in This Chapter   


Practice for Your Certification or Licensure Exam 





Chapter 10 The Affective Domain  

Children’s Developing Self-Awareness and Sense of Competence   


Children’s Acquisition of a Fundamental Knowledge Base for Affective Development   


Children’s Stress Reactions in Response to Overwhelming Emotional Demands  


Promotion of Healthy Self-Esteem in the Early Learning Environment   


Current Educational Issues   


Purpose and Goals for Affective Development   


Affective Teaching Strategies  


Activity Suggestions   


Summary  


Applying What You’ve Read in This Chapter   


Practice for Your Certification or Licensure Exam   





Chapter 11 The Cognitive Domain    

Cognitive Maturation   


Children’s Acquisition of a Fundamental Knowledge Base for Cognitive Development   


National Expectations and Standards   


Current Educational Issues   


Purpose and Goals for the Cognitive Domain   


Teaching Strategies  


Activity Suggestions  


Summary   


Applying What You’ve Read in This Chapter  


Practice for Your Certification or Licensure Exam   





Chapter 12 The Language Domain  

Oral Language Development   


Children’s Acquisition of Literacy: Connections Among Oral Language, Phonological and Phonemic Awareness, and Emerging Reading and Writing   


Integration of Language Experiences Across the Curriculum   


Current Educational Issues

Purpose and Goals for the Language Domain   


Teaching Strategies   


Activity Suggestions   


Summary   


Applying What You’ve Read in This Chapter  


Practice for Your Certification or Licensure Exam  





Chapter 13 The Physical Domain    

Physical Activity 


Health, Safety, and Nutrition  


Current Educational Issues   


Purpose and Goals 


Teaching Strategies  


Activity Suggestions  


Summary  


Applying What You’ve Read in This Chapter  


Practice for Your Certification or Licensure Exam  





Chapter 14 The Social Domain    

Social Skill Development 


Socialization: Children’s Behavior and Adult Expectations


Social Responsibility   


Social Studies   


Relationship Between the Social Domain and Cognition  


Current Educational Issues

Purpose and Goals 


Teaching Strategies   


Activity Suggestions   


Summary   


Applying What You’ve Read in This Chapter   


Practice for Your Certification or Licensure Exam  





Part 4 Integrating Curriculum   


Chapter 15 Integrating Curriculum Through Pretend and Construction Play    

Characteristics of Play   


Pretend and Construction Play Across the Curriculum and in Development   


Integration of Multiple Domains   


Teachers’ Questions Regarding Pretend and Construction Play  


Promotion of Play Skills   


Summary   


Applying What You’ve Read in This Chapter  


Practice for Your Certification or Licensure Exam   





Chapter 16 Integrating Curriculum by Using Themes and Projects   

Defining Themes and Projects   


How Themes and Projects Contribute to Children’s Concept Development  


Additional Benefits for Children   


Teachers’ Benefits   


Program Effects  


Pitfalls in Theme Teaching   


Principles of Effective Theme Teaching  


How to Create Thematic Units


Common Questions About Themes and Projects   


Summary   


Applying What You’ve Read in This Chapter   


Practice for Your Certification or Licensure Exam   





Appendix A    Sample Lesson Plans   

Appendix B    Field Trips    

Appendix C    The Big, Big Turnip    

References    

Name Index   


Subject Index   

Erscheint lt. Verlag 3.6.2010
Sprache englisch
Maße 216 x 276 mm
Gewicht 1110 g
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Vorschulpädagogik
ISBN-10 0-13-703553-5 / 0137035535
ISBN-13 978-0-13-703553-3 / 9780137035533
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