1. developmentally appropriate True
practice (DAP) is a concept
devel- oped by the National
Association for the Education
of Young Chil- dren (NAEYC):
True or False?
2. What are the three principle com- Age appropriateness, Individual appropriateness
and So-
ponents Developmentally Appro- cial/Cultural appropriateness
priate Practices are made up
of?
3. Children between the ages of False. (Children between the ages of 3 and 5 need to be
3 and 5 need do not need to exposed to as many ditterent types of learning
be exposed to many different experi- ences as possible to make it easier for
types of learning experiences
because they will do so later them to transition into kindergarten.)
in school: True or False?
4. Children love to explore and
dis- cover, they absorb newTrue
informa- tion quickly and
easily:
True or False?
5. Young children ages 3-5 also
re- quire a wide variety of True
experi- ences to optimize their
learning: True or False?
6. Caregivers do not need to pro-
False. Caregivers should provide learning experiences
vide learning experiences that are that are fun, stimulating and that otter hands-on
oppor-
fun. Instead they should focus tunities for learning that are challenging and
on books: achievable.
True or False?
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