tailieunhanh - A position statement of the National Association for the Education of Young Children

A within-subjects analysis was used to reduce any variability that may have been attributed to differences between subjects: thus, each subject’s performance on one layout was compared with his or her own performance on an alternative layout. The practice diagrams and the randomisation of the order of presentation of the experimental diagrams for each subject helped counter the learning effect (whereby subjects’ performance on the task may improve over time, as they become more competent in the task). The response time and accuracy of the subjects’ responses to the 32 experimental diagrams were recorded by the online system | Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8 A position statement of the National Association for the Education of Young Children Adopted July 1996 This statement defines and describes principles of developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs for administrators teachers parents policy-makers and others who make decisions about the care and education of young children. An early childhood program is any group program in a center school or other facility that serves children from birth through age 8. Early childhood programs include child care centers family child care homes private and public preschools kindergartens and primary-grade schools. The early childhood profession is responsible for establishing and promoting standards of high-quality professional practice in early childhood programs. These standards must reflect current knowledge and shared beliefs about what constitutes high-quality developmentally appropriate early childhood education in the context within which services are delivered. This position paper is organized into several components which include the following 1. a description of the current context in which early childhood programs operate 2. a description of the rationale and need for NAEYC s position statement 3. a statement of NAEYC s commitment to children 4. the statement of the position and definition of developmentally appropriate practice 5. a summary of the principles of child development and learning and the theoretical perspectives that inform decisions about early childhood practice 6. guidelines for making decisions about developmentally appropriate practices that address the following integrated components of early childhood practice creating a caring community of learners teaching to enhance children s learning and development constructing appropriate curriculum assessing children s learning and development and establishing reciprocal relationships