DCF PRE SCHOOL APPROPRIATE
PRACTICES (PSPR)
developmentally bappropriate bpractice b(DAP) bis ba bconcept bdeveloped bby bthe
bNational bAssociation bfor bthe bEducation bof bYoung bChildren b(NAEYC):
True bor bFalse? b- bcorrect banswer-True
What bare bthe bthree bprinciple bcomponents bDevelopmentally bAppropriate
bPractices bare bmade bup bof? b- bcorrect banswer-Age bappropriateness, bIndividual
bappropriateness band bSocial/Cultural bappropriateness
Children bbetween bthe bages bof b3 band b5 bneed bdo bnot bneed bto bbe bexposed bto
bmany bdifferent btypes bof blearning bexperiences bbecause bthey bwill bdo bso blater bin
bschool:
True bor bFalse? b- bcorrect banswer-False. b(Children bbetween bthe bages bof b3 band
b5 bneed bto bbe bexposed bto bas bmany bdifferent btypes bof blearning bexperiences bas
bpossible bto bmake bit beasier bfor bthem bto btransition binto bkindergarten.)
Children blove bto bexplore band bdiscover, bthey babsorb bnew binformation bquickly
band beasily: b
True bor bFalse? b- bcorrect banswer-True
Young bchildren bages b3-5 balso brequire ba bwide bvariety bof bexperiences bto
boptimize btheir blearning: b
True bor bFalse? b- bcorrect banswer-True
Caregivers bdo bnot bneed bto bprovide blearning bexperiences bthat bare bfun. bInstead
bthey bshould bfocus bon bbooks:
True bor bFalse? b- bcorrect banswer-False. bCaregivers bshould bprovide blearning
bexperiences bthat bare bfun, bstimulating band bthat boffer bhands-on bopportunities bfor
blearning bthat bare bchallenging band bachievable.
PRACTICES (PSPR)
developmentally bappropriate bpractice b(DAP) bis ba bconcept bdeveloped bby bthe
bNational bAssociation bfor bthe bEducation bof bYoung bChildren b(NAEYC):
True bor bFalse? b- bcorrect banswer-True
What bare bthe bthree bprinciple bcomponents bDevelopmentally bAppropriate
bPractices bare bmade bup bof? b- bcorrect banswer-Age bappropriateness, bIndividual
bappropriateness band bSocial/Cultural bappropriateness
Children bbetween bthe bages bof b3 band b5 bneed bdo bnot bneed bto bbe bexposed bto
bmany bdifferent btypes bof blearning bexperiences bbecause bthey bwill bdo bso blater bin
bschool:
True bor bFalse? b- bcorrect banswer-False. b(Children bbetween bthe bages bof b3 band
b5 bneed bto bbe bexposed bto bas bmany bdifferent btypes bof blearning bexperiences bas
bpossible bto bmake bit beasier bfor bthem bto btransition binto bkindergarten.)
Children blove bto bexplore band bdiscover, bthey babsorb bnew binformation bquickly
band beasily: b
True bor bFalse? b- bcorrect banswer-True
Young bchildren bages b3-5 balso brequire ba bwide bvariety bof bexperiences bto
boptimize btheir blearning: b
True bor bFalse? b- bcorrect banswer-True
Caregivers bdo bnot bneed bto bprovide blearning bexperiences bthat bare bfun. bInstead
bthey bshould bfocus bon bbooks:
True bor bFalse? b- bcorrect banswer-False. bCaregivers bshould bprovide blearning
bexperiences bthat bare bfun, bstimulating band bthat boffer bhands-on bopportunities bfor
blearning bthat bare bchallenging band bachievable.
