Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Week tWO: DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PRACTICES
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ECE203: Introduction to Curriculum & Instruction for the Early Childhood Classroom
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Introduction
In this section, write a brief introduction that will allow your reader to follow the organization of your assignment and the focus of your observation.
DEVELOPMENTAL AGE
On this slide, add your Developmental Age here, including why you want to work with this age level.
In the slide notes, elaborate on your bullet points in at least one paragraph.
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Development MILESTONES
On this slide, list the top five developmental milestones that are important to consider at this age level (e.g., for infants, developing secure attachments with adults).
In the slide notes, for each developmental milestone, provide a one paragraph rationale for it being in the top five and include support from at least one scholarly source.
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LEARNING ENVIRONMENT CONSIDERATIONS
On this slide, describe the top five considerations that must be made while setting up the learning environment for this age group (e.g., posters at eye level etc.).
In the slide notes, give a detailed explanation of your rationale in at least one paragraph, using at least one scholarly source for support.
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Classroom set-up Requirements
On two to three slides, explain each of the seven areas of your future classroom.
In the slide notes, in one paragraph for each point, elaborate and provide support from at least one scholarly source.
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conclusion
Briefly summarize the ideas that you discussed in the above paragraphs and briefly explain of the significance of these ideas.
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References
Please use APA format to cite and reference at least two scholarly sources, in addition to the course textbook. Remember, you MUST include in-text citations throughout your paper to show your reader what information you used from these outside sources.