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3.01 Vocabulary--DAP
Term Definition
developmentally The use of curriculum that is appropriate for the ages of children and their
appropriate individual rates of growth and learning styles; and relevant to their social and
practice cultural backgrounds
age-appropriaten Based on the normal development of children within the age span
ess
individual Responsive to each childs rate of growth and learning styles; with respect for
appropriateness each individual child
social and Taking into consideration the meaningfulness and relevance of learning
cultural activities to all children from multicultural backgrounds
appropriateness
curriculum The total set of experiences and activities, both planned and unplanned, that
support and guide childrens learning
content The subject matter that is taught; what children should learn
process How and when learning takes place, the choice of activities and how they
integrate with each other
teacher A person who creates curriculum, plans, and provides for activities and
materials.
levels of thinking Rankings of cognitive processes according to nature of thinking and degree of
complexity; originated with Blooms Taxonomy; recently updated in Andersons
Revised Blooms Taxonomy
Term Definition
balance of Activities that support all domains of development, structured and unstructured,
learning activities indoor and outdoor, and active and quiet
attention span The length of time a child can spend on the same activity
Learning styles
field-sensitive Children who like to work with others, assist and follow models
field-independent Children who are independent and like to be first and try new activities
visual learner One who depends a great deal on the sense of sight for learning
auditory learner One who learns best through hearing
Multiple Intelligences