DIP vs DAP
Question:
What do these stand for?
DEVELOPMENTALLY
APPROPRIATE PRACTICES
(DAP)
SEED ACTIVITY:
• Demo planting
seeds in a cup of
dirt
–DIP demo
–DAP demo
APPLE ACTIVITY:
Demo an apple learning experience
DIP demo
DAP demo
DIP OR DAP
CONCLUSION:
• Write a paragraph discussing your honest
reaction to DAP standards.
– Do you feel that they are credible or do you
question their validity (dare to be critical)
– What kind of impact would they have if you
used them?
– What if this method was used in the public
school system, even in high school?
DAP
• Age appropriate
– Predictable sequence of stages used as a
guideline
• Individual appropriate
– Each child is unique in personality, learning
styles, and family background
Observe and evaluate each child
DAP Activities
• Should be concrete
• Relevant
• real.
DAP Activities cont’d
• Programs provide for the needs of unusual
skills and interests
– Projects
DAP Activities
• Should include
-respecting
-Accepting the children
-Encouraging the children.
DAP Curriculum
• Should include:
– Social
– Emotional
– Intellectual
– Physical
experiences.
Social,
emotional
Intellectual
Physical
DAP Curriculum cont’d
• Children are
evaluated according
to their individual
differences.
DAP Curriculum cont’d
• Multi cultural and Non sexist materials
and equipment
DAP Play Activities
• Play should be
– child initiated
– child directed
– teacher
supported.
DAP Learning is :
• an interactive
process between
– Adults
– Child
– and materials.
ADULT
CHILD
MATERIALS
DAP Learning takes place:
• With creative, self-directed
interaction with materials.
• Pictures, stories and tangible
objects are appropriate
learning aides.
•Variety of
activities and
materials to
challenge child
DAP time schedule
• Time to explore as long
as the child wants
• Balance of rest and
active movement
throughout the day
DAP Atmosphere:
• Instead of quietly listening
children should be expected to
actively participate.
QUALITIES OF A DAP TEACHER
• Respond quickly to each child’s
needs
• Adapts to differing styles and abilities
• Provides many opportunities to
communicate
• Facilitates successful completion of
tasks
QUALITIES OF A DAP TEACHER
• Alert to signs of
stress
• Knows appropriate
stress reducing
activities
Question: What could a teacher do to reduce stress?
QUALITIES OF A DAP TEACHER
BUILDS SELF ESTEEM
• Respecting
• Accepting
• Comforting regardless of
behavior
QUALITIES OF A DAP TEACHER
• Facilitates
development of
self control
• Allows for
increasing
independence as
child acquires
skills
TEACHER AND PARENTS
• Parents share in any decisions made
about the child
• Teachers share knowledge with parents
• Teachers share development information
about child’s progress
Question: How might a teacher accomplish these things?
True/False
1. Integrated learning is appropriate since it
matches the way children naturally experience
the world. (T)
2. Knowledge of the predictable patterns of growth
in each domain is helpful in planning realistic
(T)
curriculum goals.
3. Since development is predictable and even for
every child, a teacher can assume that a
child’s chronological age is a pretty good
indicator of the child’s developmental maturity
and abilities. (F)
True/False cont’d
4. Children can reap the benefits of conscientious parents
who read to them, help coach positive social skills,
build intrinsic motivation and encourage motor and
language development since early childhood
represents a window of optimal opportunity for
development in these areas.(T)
5. Skipping firsthand knowledge and jumping right to
typical school activities which involve symbolic
representation will save time that might otherwise be
wasted. For example, it’s best to teach young children
a new math concept with examples done on the
chalkboard followed by practice sheets, rather than
wasting time having children work with math
manipulatives. (F)
True/False cont’d
6. Sensitivity to culture on the part of a teacher
basically involves being aware of the
nationalities of the students enrolled in his/her
classroom. (F)
7. The constructivist perspective upon which DAP
is based posits that children are active
participants in making sense of their world.
Therefore, instruction is most effective when it
is attuned to the cognitive capacities and
knowledge of the child. (T)
True/False cont’d
8. Essentially, both a child’s environment and
their genetic makeup contribute significantly to
the child’s overall development. (T)
9. Play is a waste of time in the school setting. (F)
10. Learning activities that can be successfully
achieved with effort, along with challenging
tasks that adults can “scaffold,” keep children
on the “growing edge” of knowledge. (T)
True/False cont’d
11. Since children have diverse modalities, we
should provide them with the opportunity to
represent their knowledge exclusively in their
(T)
preferred modality
12. Programs for children should provide
adequate health, safety and nutrition along
with access to more comprehensive services
when necessary. (T)