The National Association for the Education of Young Children recently revised its Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP), the standard for early childhood care and education. Josh Thompson and ...

The Early Childhood program is designed for students who wish to teach in grades pre-K-2. The program stresses a humanistic approach to teaching that is both developmentally appropriate and ...

A doctorate in childhood education can lead to impactful roles in education, policy and research. Explore admissions, courses and jobs for this degree.

Nearly all of the studies reviewed included a nested data design, in which effects of classroom practices were evaluated on multiple children within each classroom, but only one study used analyses ...

Yes, we can have a rigorous and developmentally appropriate kindergarten. These two approaches to learning do not have to be mutually exclusive.

Getting less attention: The equity concerns surrounding the practices central to shaping interactions between children and adults in early learning classrooms. For a field that is defined by practices ...

Create a safe, positive and productive classroom climate environment that supports and facilitates learning for all students. Build a sense of community in one's classroom based on developmentally ...

Second, to design an index that taps a developmentally appropriate neonatal intensive-care practice, labeled here as the DANIP index.

Teacher candidates, therefore, utilize multiple differentiated instructional strategies, implement authentic assessment approaches, reflect on the success of each learning experience and their ...