Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum

Developmentally appropriate practice means that teachers need to take the decision based on the children’s need. Also, it is guidelines about what it is appropriate to teach the young children. The teacher who practices DAP take into consideration all the developmental areas of the whole child (cognitive, socio-emotional, and physical development). In that sense, there are many reasons that explain why an early childhood educator should use developmentally appropriate activities and materials that support children’s development in the classroom. First of all, implementing developmentally appropriate materials and activities in the classroom will help the teachers to set up an appropriate classroom environment. A well-organized classroom with appropriate materials will help decrease frustration among the children and make the teachers happy to do their job.
To do so the teachers will take time to get to know each child. That will help foster the child's development and take into account about child’s needs and abilities. Another reason that the teachers should use developmentally appropriate practice in the classroom is to create an appropriate curriculum. The content of the curriculum should take in consideration in order to teach effectively the young mind. So the teachers should know about the age and the experience of the learners prior to introduce materials and activities to them. An appropriate curriculum should include all areas of a child's development: physical, emotional, social, linguistic, aesthetic, and cognitive. That will help the teachers understand a child’s developmental needs and provide care that supports children in growing toward their full potentials. this is why the teachers should provide young children with developmentally appropriate experiences to foster healthy growth and