Literature Review

Name LaMar S. Brown

Author: Hart, C., Burts, D., & Charlesworth, R
Title: Integrated Curriculum and Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Birth to Age 8
Journal or Tet: Tet
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%olume or &'ition:
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Main +'ea,s- Su..ortin) &vi'en/e
Tea/hin) is not a one si0e 1its all. +t must
2e tailore' to ea/h /hil' nee's.
There are /on/e.ts an' strate)ies that
tea/hers must un'erstan' 2e1ore we /an
e11e/tivel3 'evelo. .ersonali0e'
instru/tion.
4hen 'evelo.in) .ra/ti/es it )oes 2e3on'
the s/o.e o1 the /lassroom. The
/urri/ulum also tea/hes stu'ents to 2e
so/iall3 an' /ommunit3 orientate'.
+nstru/tion /an not 2e a 5one si0e 1its all5
a..roa/h. &a/h stu'ent will have
'i11erent nee's whi/h will re6uire
'i11erent tea/hin) strate)ies.
Assessments are alwa3s a im.ortant 1a/tor
when /reatin) .ra/ti/es. Monitorin) the
stu'ents a'van/ement throu)hout the
.ro/ess ena2les tea/hers to ma7e the
a..ro.riate /han)es to enhan/e learnin).
Awareness o1 an' res.e/t 1or the whole /hil' are
im.ortant in thin7in) a2out our .ra/ti/es*that is, our
wa3 o1 tea/hin).
To tea/h in 'evelo.mentall3 a..ro.riate wa3s,
tea/hers must have an un'erstan'in) o1 the 7e3
/on/e.ts an' tools o1 in6uir3 that /hara/teri0e ea/h
'is/i.lines.
The 'evelo.ment o1 so/iall3 /om.etent, sel1*
'is/i.line' mem2ers o1 a /ommunit3 o1 learners is
a .rimar3 )oal o1 the earl3 /hil'hoo' /urri/ulum
that must 2e an inte)ral .art o1 the .ro)ram.
Tea/hers must also un'erstan' in'ivi'ual /hil'ren8s
stren)ths, nee's, an' interest an' wa3s o1 a'a.tin)
/urri/ulum an' tea/hin).
A/hievin) the )oals o1 in'ivi'uall3 an' /ulturall3
a..ro.riate /urri/ulum an' tea/hin) re6uires that
on)oin) assessment 2e inte)rate' with tea/hin) an'
learnin).
Re1eren/e:
Hart, C., Burts, D., & Charlesworth, R. ,"##$-. Integrated Curriculum and Developmentally
Appropriate Practice: Birth to Age 8. New !or7: State 9niversit3 o1 New !or7 (ress.