What does a developmentally appropriate, equitable approach to teaching kindergarten look like? This book offers an accessible exploration of educator practice in real kindergarten classrooms. Each section of the book includes a range of classroom examples that address key topics and highlight diverse settings and contributors. Readers peek into classrooms around the country to see how teachers make intentional decisions to provide equitable learning for each child, based on their community’s specific contexts (those of the children, families, teachers, school, and wider community). Showcases how educators support math learning, literacy development, social and emotional development, and more in playful, joyful environments based on learning goals and standards. Educators can use the content as a model to adapt and put into practice in their own classrooms.
Chapters address the six DAP guidelines and include the following:
A brief overview of the guidelines
Select articles from NAEYC’s peer-reviewed periodical, Young Children, and new content that showcase excellent practice related to the guideline
About the Editors
Focus on Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Equitable and Joyful Learning Book Series
Developmentally Appropriate Practice: An Introduction
Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Kindergarten
Part 1: Creating a Caring, Equitable Community of Learners
Part 2: Engaging in Reciprocal Partnerships with Families and Fostering Community Connections
Part 3: Observing, Documenting, and Assessing Children’s Development and Learning
Part 4: Teaching to Enhance Each Child’s Development and Learning
Part 5: Planning and Implementing an Engaging Curriculum to Achieve Meaningful Goals
Part 6: Demonstrating Professionalism as an Early Childhood Educator
References
Index
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