RJA #13b: Annotated Bibliography, Part 1

Copple, Carol, and Sue Bredekamp. Basics of Developmentally Appropriate Practice: An

Introduction for Teachers of Children 3 to 6. Washington D.C.: NAEYC, 2006. 15. Print.

As employees in early childhood education the authors of this book main goal is to teach teachers how to teach appropriate materials according to ages and stages of children. The authors Copple and Bredekamp explain what developmentally appropriate practice is, how to make your classroom appropriate and how developmentally appropriate practice makes a difference in the lives of the children. They spilt the book into three main parts; what is DAP?, the developmentally appropriate practitioner, ad FAQs. The first section explains DAP and decisions that teachers make are important. The second section gives suggestions and teaches aspects of good teaching and how to incorporate DAP into the classroom. The last section answers common questions about DAP. After reading this book teachers will be better able to incorporate developmentally appropriate practice into the classroom and become better teachers because they will be more aware.


Jalongo, Mary R., and Joan P. Isenberg. Exploring You Role: An Introduction to Early

Childhood Education. 3rd ed. New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc., 2008. 119-93.

Print.

As professors in education the authors have written this book to offer their own expertise and the standards of the NAEYC organization. This book is an introductory book into the field of early childhood education. It offers an interactive CD where students can practice and put into effect what they are learning as they read. This book had a wide variety of chapters so that it truly touches on all aspects of teaching in early childhood education. The textbook is in its third edition so it keeps growing and getting better each time. Reading and interacting has made early childhood educators more aware and better teachers with the information and practice given by the textbook.



Zhang, Hong, and Nola Kortner. Oral Language Development across the

Curriculum, K-12. ERIC Digest. Bloomington, IN: ERIC Clearinghouse, 1995. 3-

4. Print.

As writers for the Education Resource Information Center the authors bring to attention issues that effect children in their educational careers. In this particular article they discuss oral language. They make points on how oral language is important in order to learn and that oral language today is lacking in the school system. This article is geared toward teachers and whoever is in the field of education. There are main sections such as, Teacher Role, Oral Language as Foundation, Research on Cognitive Development, and Teacher as Facilitator. Overall the main goal of the article is oral language skills are lacking in the schools and how the teachers create this and how they can solve the problem.




Heckman, James J. "Invest in the Very Young." Encyclopedia on Early Childhood

Development. Eds. Richard E. Tremblay Ray D. Peters, Michel Boivin, and

Ronald G. Barr. Montreal, Quebec: n.p., 2004. Web. 29 Nov. 2009


The author of this article has a PhD. and is a professor of economics. In his article he tries to tell the importance of early childhood development. This article discusses what “things” are missed and overlooked. The author also talks about studies that show the importance of early learning and how current policies are based on misconceptions. The article is short and full of information. After reading it I understand what current policies say and how they affect the children. Also some important aspects of early childhood education that are otherwise forgotten are discussed.