Developmentally Appropriate Practice

Question 1

Fill in the blanks:
DAP refers to methods that promote child’s optimal development and learning through ____-based, _____bsed approach to joyful and engaged learning

Answer 1

strengths-based, play-based

Question 2

According to DAP each child from birth to age ____ - Has the right to equitable learning opportunities in centers, family child care homes, or schools – that fully support their optimal development and learning across all domains and content areas

Answer 2

8

Question 3

What are the domains of development

Answer 3

Physical
cognitive
socio-emotional
self-help

Question 4

DAP 2020 Core considerations

Answer 4

Commonality
Individuality
Context

Question 5

Explain Commonality

Answer 5

understandings of child development that apply to ALL children
- include the understanding that all development and learning occur within specific social, cultural, linguistic, and historical contexts

Question 6

Explain Individuality

Answer 6

understanding that the characteristics and experiences that are UNIQUE to each child, within the context of their family and community, HAVE IMPLICATIONS for how to best support their development and learning

Question 7

Explain Context

Answer 7

To fully support each child’s optimal development and learning
in an increasingly diverse society, early childhood educators need
to understand the implications of the different contexts of each child, each educator, and the program as a whole

Question 8

PRINCIPLES of Child Dev’t & Learning

1. Dev’t and learning are _____ processes that reflect complex _____ between a child’s ______ characteristics and the _______, each shaping the other as well as future patterns of growth.

Answer 8

Development and learning are DYNAMIC PROCESSES that reflect the COMPLEX INTERPLAY between a child’s BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS and the ENVIRONMENT, each shaping the other as well as future patterns of growth.

Question 9

PRINCIPLES of Child Dev’t & Learning

2. All _______ of child development are important; each support and is supported by the others.
   This is also called _____________ of _________

Answer 9

All DOMAINS of child development are important; each support and is supported by the others.
This is also called INTERRELATEDNESS of DOMAINS

Question 10

PRINCIPLES of Child Dev’t & Learning

3. ____ promotes joyful learning that fosters ____-________, ________, _______and ________ competencies as well as content knowledge across disciplines. ______ is essential for all children, birth through age 8.

Answer 10

3. PLAY promotes joyful learning that fosters SELF-REGULATION, LANGUAGE, COGNITIVE, and SOCIAL competencies as well as content knowledge across disciplines.
   PLAY is essential for all children, birth through age 8.

Question 11

PRINCIPLES of Child Dev’t & Learning

Although general progressions of development and learning can be identified, _______ due to cultural contexts, experiences, an individual differences must also be considered.

Answer 11

Although general progressions of development and learning can identified, VARIATIONS due to cultural contexts, experiences, an individual differences must also be considered.

Question 12

True or False
Educators must make instructional decisions solely based on the notion of “stages” of development.

Answer 12

FALSE

Question 13

PRINCIPLES of Child Dev’t & Learning

5. Children are ______ learners from birth, constantly taking in and organizing information to create meaning through their relationships, their interactions with their environment, and their overall experiences.

    a. Educator should create \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_-\_\_\_\_\_ learning environment that encourages the development of knowledge and skills

Answer 13

Children are ACTIVE learners from birth, constantly taking in and organizing information to create meaning through their relationships, their interactions with their environment, and their overall experiences.

	a. Educator should create a RICH, PLAY-BASED learning environment that encourages the development of knowledge and skills

Question 14

PRINCIPLES of Child Dev’t & Learning

6. Children’s __________ to learn is increased when their learning environment fosters their sense of _____, ______and ______.

Answer 14

Children’s MOTIVATION to learn is increased when their learning environment fosters their sense of BELONGING , PURPOSE and AGENCY.

Question 15

PRINCIPLES of Child Dev’t & Learning

7. Children learn in an integrated fashion that cuts across _______ disciplines or ______ _____.

Based on their knowledge of what is meaningful and engaging to each child, educators design the ________ ____ ___and its
activities to promote_______ ______ knowledge across all ______ _____ as well as across all _______of development.

Answer 15

Children learn in an integrated fashion that cuts across ACADEMIC disciplines or SUBJECT AREAS.

Based on their knowledge of what is meaningful and engaging to each child, educators design the LEARNING ENVIRONMENT and its activities to promote SUBJECT AREA knowledge across all CONTENT
AREAS as well as across all DOMAINS of development.

Question 16

PRINCIPLES of Child Dev’t & Learning

8. Development and learning advance when children are _________ to achieve at a level just beyond their____ ______ and when they have many opportunities to reflect on and practice ____ ______ skills. (scaffolding)

Answer 16

8. Development and learning advance when children are CHALLENGED to achieve at a level just beyond their CURRENT MASTERY and when they have many opportunities to reflect on and practice NEWLY ACQUIRED skills.

Question 17

PRINCIPLES of Child Dev’t & Learning

9. Used responsibly and intentionally, _________ and ________ ________can be valuable tools for supporting children’s development and learning.

Educator should make use of ________ that expands children’s access to new content and skills but should not ______ ____________ for real, h____-__ __________

Answer 17

9. Used responsibly and intentionally, TECHNOLOGY and INTERACTIVE MEDIA can be valuable tools for supporting children’s development and learning.

Educator should make use of TECHNOLOGY that expands children’s access to new content and skills but should not REPLACE OPPORTUNITIES for real, HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES

Question 18

Enumerate the 6 guidelines for DAP in ACTION

Answer 18

1. Creating a caring, equitable community of learners
   
   2. Engaging in reciprocal partnerships with families and fostering community connections
   3. Observing, documenting and assessing children’s development and learning
   4. Teaching to enhance each child’s development and learning
   5. Planning and implementing an engaging curriculum to achieve meaningful goals
   6. Demonstrating professionalism as an early childhood educator