Developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) is a term coined by National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Developmentally appropriate practice is an approach to teaching grounded in the research children development and learning, what is individually appropriate, and what is culturally important. In this paper I will be debate regarding the standards movement and its relationship to developmentally appropriate practice by providing a description of the standards movement as is exists today as well as the main tenets of developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) and identifying and explain my position in regard to these approaches by compatible to successfully integrated including a specific activity plan …show more content…
“Schools, teachers, and even children are now held an accountable for achievement of learning standards as defined by scores on standardized tests”. (Feeney 261) “Teachers of young children need guidance about appropriate expectations for children’s learning in the various content areas”. (Feeney 261) Teacher used their knowledge of the subject matter, teaching and learning, the student about the standards and developmentally appropriate practice for the learning to promoting and demonstrating effective practice. I have high expectation for my student and I made the decision of what and how to teach all my students. I know what students need more help or can advance for the learning process. The standards and developmentally appropriate practice are compatible because standards is what expectation for the student learning and developmentally appropriate practice take action and challenging the standards deliver of knowledge, concepts, and skills for the student assessment of learning and teaching. They can be successfully integrated with the clear instruction, teaching, and example of the …show more content…
“This goal was highly controversial in the field, with many early childhood educators objecting to the emphasis on children’s readiness as opposed to the schools being ready for children”. (NAEYC, 1990/1995) “At technical report of the goals panel offered a broad definition of readiness that including the following five dimensions: cognition and general knowledge; language and communication development; physical wellbeing and motor development; social and emotional development; and approaches toward learning”. (Feeney 259) The instructional will provide, organized, and give opportunity for the children to acquire skills and concepts. I want to start a program “Time to Read”. There is eight month in a school year that will allow each homeroom teachers and students to vote on a book for their class for the list of twenty books. All students will read the book and make a project of that book. The project from the book will be ready to be vote at the end of the month. All projects will be grade and discuss in the classroom to make should the student have reading the book. The two homeroom class want to most winners will take a summer vacation to Florida. This vacation is including participation of one parent to go with their children. I will be give my students fifteen minutes of class to reading and discuss what they have reading in their journal. It reinforces by improve