Early Childhood Development

 Resource 1:  Head Start

www.headstart.org

The Head Start program was designed to help break the cycle of poverty and to provide low-income children with a comprehensive program to social, emotional, nutritional, health and psychological needs.

Resource 2:  Early Childhood Education Journal

DOI: 10.1007/s10643-008-028-x 

This article talks about teaching the standards as a Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) so that many chlidhood practicioners can offer students DAP learning experiences and their obligation to teach academic knowledge as mandated by their state.  This article offers ideas that were drawn from Bronfenbrenner, Vygotsky, and Dewey as sources of theoritical support.


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