UDAP. Module 1. What is
Developmentally Appropriate Practice?
part 2
Caregivers should consider - answerthe values, expectations and home languages of
the children and their families when designing and implementing quality early childhood
programming
What does this mean? - answerIt means caregivers should incorporate new ways to
think about what culture is and how it impacts a child's ability to learn. NAEYC, in their
definition of culture found in their Code of Ethical Conduct, states that ethnicity, racial
identity, economic level, family structure, language, and religious and political beliefs
each profoundly influence a child's development and his/her relationship to the world.
The reality is that good teachers know - answerteaching is not occasional or accidental.
It is intentional.
Everything a teacher says and does should be - answerthoughtful, paying close
attention to what is said and done to promote learning.
At the heart of the Developmentally Appropriate Practice methodology is - answerthe
concept of intentionality.
highly effective teachers have - answerclearly defined goals for children and they
thoughtfully prepare environments, experiences and activities to meet those goals.
Fundamental to Developmentally Appropriate Practice is - answerthe understanding
that all teachers make important decisions every day. These decisions impact the
children's safety, health and developmental opportunities.
developmentally appropriate classrooms, children actively explore their -
answerenvironment and materials under the watchful eye and guiding words of a
responsive, caring adult.
The adult must be consciously aware of the decisions they make about: -
answerVarying their teaching strategies to be more appropriate for the group and
individual children
Preplanning and organizing the environment with learning goals and objectives in mind
Developmentally Appropriate Practice?
part 2
Caregivers should consider - answerthe values, expectations and home languages of
the children and their families when designing and implementing quality early childhood
programming
What does this mean? - answerIt means caregivers should incorporate new ways to
think about what culture is and how it impacts a child's ability to learn. NAEYC, in their
definition of culture found in their Code of Ethical Conduct, states that ethnicity, racial
identity, economic level, family structure, language, and religious and political beliefs
each profoundly influence a child's development and his/her relationship to the world.
The reality is that good teachers know - answerteaching is not occasional or accidental.
It is intentional.
Everything a teacher says and does should be - answerthoughtful, paying close
attention to what is said and done to promote learning.
At the heart of the Developmentally Appropriate Practice methodology is - answerthe
concept of intentionality.
highly effective teachers have - answerclearly defined goals for children and they
thoughtfully prepare environments, experiences and activities to meet those goals.
Fundamental to Developmentally Appropriate Practice is - answerthe understanding
that all teachers make important decisions every day. These decisions impact the
children's safety, health and developmental opportunities.
developmentally appropriate classrooms, children actively explore their -
answerenvironment and materials under the watchful eye and guiding words of a
responsive, caring adult.
The adult must be consciously aware of the decisions they make about: -
answerVarying their teaching strategies to be more appropriate for the group and
individual children
Preplanning and organizing the environment with learning goals and objectives in mind
