Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum: Best Practices in Early Childhood Education

by Marjorie J. Kostelnik, Anne K. Soderman

This best-selling text has been thoroughly updated to include standards coverage and address all aspects of classroom life, including the roles of children and adults, the physical and social environments, and teaching and learning within multiple domains for children age three to eight. It provides a comprehensive, cohesive approach to curriculum development which results in greater continuity for children and practitioners in such formal group settings as childcare, pre-school, and the early elementary grades. Concentrating as much on the “how” of curriculum development as on the “what and why,” the authors present numerous examples and practical, research-based guidelines–organized by developmental domain–for translating theory into best practice that accommodates age-appropriateness, individual differences, and social and cultural diversity. Readers learn how to conceptualize, plan, implement, and evaluate curriculum through detailed application opportunities in each chapter. For childcare, pre-school, and early elementary grades instructors.

Genres: Education

478 pages, Paperback

First published October 8, 1998

Reviews

[Summer T]

While informative, it's rather vague on specifics to the point of frustration. Really general knowledge, very broad.

[Jane]

Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum ~ Best Practices in Early Childhood Education, the title says exactly what this useful text does for the teachers as a reference book for her preschool and early childhood classroom. It is on of the best references on my bookshelf and provided by my employer to help me present a program for the children that meet their needs to develop to the full potential of each individual child. The many suggestions in this book will make the preschool environment better, the teacher's techniques easier for the students to follow and within the boundaries of current standards for preschool age children.

[Olivia]

Helpful for writing lessons. A lot of examples for the many learning domains.