Developmentally Appropriate Practices consider a child’s age, needs, differences and interests when planning activities. Additionally, Developmentally Appropriate Practices respect the cultural, social and linguistic backgounds of each child and family. Today, the developmentally appropriate classroom environment, must also look forward to the workplace of the future in which children will need to be culturally aware, …
Play is a child’s work. Many of the materials and activities used in your child’s preschool classroom use play as a means to help children learn new skills and concepts. Play provides a fun and engaging context for children to learn about the world around them. Through play children have the opportunity to explore, observe, …
Talking face-to-face with our children provides the best opportunity for our children to develop language. Engaging children in coversation allows them to move at their own pace. This also gives our children the opporuntity to "see" how words are pronounced. When we engage our children thorough reading together regularly, we teach our children that reading …
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Reading with our children and talking about what was read supports their cognitive development. Cognitive development includes a variety of the skills, such as Logical Thinking and Problem Solving. Just a few of the many skills children will need as they prepare to enter school. When we talk with our children about the stories we …
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