Course curriculum

    1. What is Developmentally Appropriate Practice

    2. Developmentally Appropriate Practice

    3. What Do We Need to Consider Using DAP and the Sequence of DAP

    4. How Children Develop

    5. Lesson Planning with DAP

About this course: Participants will discover how to use developmentally appropriate practices in lesson planning for all children. Understanding the sequence of child development for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers assists in choosing appropriate activities, experiences, and lessons. Participants will leave with specific activites to place on their lesson plan.

  • $20.00
  • 5 lessons
  • Quizzes
  • Instructor: Dana Staser

What You Need To Know

Developmentally Appropriate Practices are at the heart of what we do in early care and education. Understanding child development is critical for effective teaching, lesson planning, and assessing children's skill development.

  • Courses defines and explains Developmentally Appropriate Practices

  • Participants will discover the sequence of how a child develops through the domains in early care standards.

  • Participants will practice choosing curricular activities that are appropriate for children in their classrooms

  • Course discusses developmentally appropriate practices for children with disabililties and dual language learner.

  • Participants may want to use part of their curriculum to support choosing lesson plan activities in the course.

  • Participants have 14 days to complete course once purchased.