Diversity And Developmentally Appropriate Practices

Download or read book Integrated Curriculum and Developmentally Appropriate Practice written by Craig H. Hart and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1997-07-10 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume combines research and practice on integrated developmentally appropriate curriculum in a manner that will help theorists, researchers, parents, school administrators, and teachers understand how to match early childhood teaching practices to the integrated manner that young children naturally think and learn. The book features specialists in each of the traditional curriculum areas (e.g., math, science, literacy) who share their expertise on how to accomplish this in practical and meaningful ways based on NAEYC and other professional organization guidelines. What an integrated curriculum means for assessment, children with disabilities, guidance, parenting, social development, and multicultural perspectives in early childhood education is also covered.