Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum: Best Practices in Early Childhood Education

by Marjorie J. Kostelnik

Help future teachers create the best programs for young children ages three through eight
Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum: Best Practices in Early Childhood Education is an all-in-one guide that brings together everything pre-service teachers need to implement an integrated, developmental approach to curriculum-based instruction.

The 7th Edition addresses all aspects of classroom life-conceptualization, planning, implementation, and evaluation-for children ages three through eight. This comprehensive, cohesive approach emphasizes the "how" of curriculum development, as well as the "what and why." With practical, research-based guidelines, sample activities and lesson plans for each curriculum domain, and a focus on teaching methods, readers have the tools they need to translate theory into age-appropriate practice that accommodates individual, social, and cultural differences.

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Genres: Nonfiction, Education

640 pages, Paperback

First published October 8, 1998

Reviews

[Summer T · Rating 3 out of 5]

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

[Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

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 · Rating 3 out of 5]

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