FL DCF Child Care Understanding Developmentally Appropriate Practices (UDAP) 2019

Developmentally Appropriate Practice focuses on children birth through eight years old and is made up of three principle components: - age appropriateness, individual appropriateness, and social/cultural appropriateness. Knowing the typical behaviors and growth patterns for a certain age group is necessary - to plan the most appropriate environments and activities to optimize the learning experience for children in care. A child's age, temperament, personality, and family history - are all factors that affect his or her development. Children's learning experiences are enhanced when caregivers are aware of and support - the social and cultural contexts in which they live. Caregivers should be intentional about planning learning experiences that are - purposeful, challenging, and achievable. Three critical challenges impacting early childhood practices are: - addressing disparities in school success and achievement; integrating and aligning preschool and elementary school programming; and improving teacher preparation, professional development and ongoing support. T or F? One critical challenge currently impacting early childhood practices is addressing differences in school success and achievement. - True Three critical challenges impacting early childhood practices are: 1. Addressing differences in school success and achievement 2. Integrating and aligning preschool and elementary school programming 3. Improving teacher preparation, professional development and ongoing support T or F? Teachers are professional decision makers who are all well prepared and have all of the resources necessary to assist them in decision making. - True Fundamental to Developmentally Appropriate Practice is the understanding that all teachers make important decisions every day. Preplanning and organizing the environment with learning goals and objectives in mind T or F? A critical challenge impacting early childhood practices is helping professionals minimize their participation in professional development opportunities. - False Three critical challenges impacting early childhood practices are: Addressing differences in school success and achievement Integrating and aligning preschool and elementary school programming *Improving teacher preparation, professional development and ongoing support T or F? The three components of Developmentally Appropriate Practice are age appropriateness, individual appropriateness, and special needs appropriateness. - False Developmentally Appropriate Practice focuses on children birth through eight years old and is made up of three principle components: age appropriateness, individual appropriateness, and social/cultural appropriateness. T or F? between preschools and elementary schools greatly enhances educational quality and improves child outcomes. - True Creating curricular connection, communication and collaboration between preschools and elementary schools would greatly enhance educational quality and improve child outcomes. T or F? Effective teaching strategies for extending the learning experience may include having conversations, using questioning techniques, and allowing large blocks of time to practice newly acquired skills. - True Effective teaching strategies for extending the learning experience may include having conversations, using questioning techniques and allowing large blocks of time to practice newly acquired skills. T or F? Knowledgeable caregivers are able to build on what children already know and can do. - True T or F? Studies show that highly effective teachers improvise goals for children and sporadically prepare environments, experiences and activities to meet those goals. - False Studies show, highly effective teachers have clearly defined goals for children and they thoughtfully prepare environments, experiences and activities to meet those goals. T or F? Research shows that children need educational experiences that support development across all domains, with each skill building on one another. - True T or F? Teacher intentionality is at the heart of the Developmentally Appropriate Practice methodology. - True At the heart of the Developmentally Appropriate Practice methodology is the concept of intentionality. The reality is that good teachers know teaching is not occasional or accidental. It is intentional. T or F? Considering the social and cultural contexts in which children grow and live is known as social/cultural appropriateness. - True Children's learning experiences are enhanced when caregivers are aware of and support the social and cultural contexts in which they live. T or F? The goals we have for children should be challenging and unattainable so they can be the same for the entire year. - False Developmentally Appropriate Practice requires caregivers to know their children well and meet them where they are. In doing this, they are able to create learning experiences that are challenging and achievable. T or F? Individual appropriateness means considering the needs of each child based on what is typical of children at the same age. - False Individual appropriateness means considering the needs of each child as a unique individual. Age appropriateness means considering the needs of each child based on what is typical of children at the same age. T or F? When a caregiver considers what is typical for a child within a given age group, this is known as individual appropriateness. - False Individual appropriateness means considering the needs of each child as a unique individual. Age appropriateness means considering the needs of each child based on what is typical of children at the same age. T or F? Developmentally appropriate programs have clearly defined individual activities for each child in care. - True T or F? In developmentally appropriate classrooms, children actively explore their environment and materials under the watchful eye and guiding words of a responsive, caring adult. - True T or F? One critical challenge that impacts early childhood practices is initiating and combining preschool and elementary school programming. - False Three critical challenges impacting early childhood practices are: