SESSION GUIDE: DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PRACTICES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN
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Introduction:
Opening Statement
Developmentally Appropriate Practices With Young Children
2 hours
Good day everyone, I am _____________________________. I will be facilitating the session on
Developmentally Appropriate Practices With Young Children.
At the end of the session, the participants should be able to:
1. understand the concept of DAP
2. realize the importance of DAP
3. identify implications of DAP to Kto3
DAP is making instructional decisions that are based on the understanding of child
development, how children learn best considering individual learner’s needs and interests
and the role of families, relationships and culture. It is an approach to best assist children
in reaching their full potentials – cognitively, socially, physically, and emotionally. It is
more about doing things better not “right” or “wrong.”
www.naeyc.org: NAEYC Position Statement: “Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early
Childhood Programs Serving Children Birth - Age 8”, “Guidelines for Decisions about
Developmentally Appropriate Practice”
Early Childhood News,July 1996, “The Butterfly Garden: Developmentally Appropriate
Practice Defined” by Sandra Cosser
KEY POINTS
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When planning curriculum and
teaching instruction for young children,
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it is important to factor in the wide
spectrum of abilities and interests of
children, as well as activities that are
based on the way in which we know
children learn. As more and more
research becomes available on child
development, we, as educators, respond
by changing and evolving in how we
work with children, and in our
approaches to best assist them in
reaching their full potentials–
cognitively, socially, physically, and
emotionally.
Show the topic title, objectives
and the outline of the
presentation
Our session involves 3 important words
in the lives of our young children to
promote optimal development and
learning. Lots of researches/studies
were done relative to our topic
“Developmentally Appropriate Practices
With Young Children”. The session will
not limit its applicability for Grade 2 but
it cuts across Kinder to Grade 3, our
young learners.
Video
Segment
0:01-1:45
Ppt
1-3
Activity
Give the participants time to
reflect on the quotation presented
and share their thoughts.
For our first activity, may I invite you to
reflect on the quotation by Benjamin
Franklin.
“Show me and I forget;
Teach me and I remember;
Involve me and I learn.”
Let’s think about and answer the
following questions.
1. Do you agree or disagree with the
quotation?What are your thoughts
about this?
2. Do you think that if you involve the
students in doing the activities,
everyone will learn?
3. What do you think are the
considerations/principles behind
learning of young learners?
4. What do you think are its
implications to Kto3?
Video
Segment
1:46-2:03
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4
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5
Analysis
Let the participants answer the
questions posted/flashed on the
screen.
Publish their answers on the
board.
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Abstraction 1
Video viewing on DAP
Before Viewing:
Present the following guide
questions as they watch the
video.
Further discussion will be done in
case there are still questions after
viewing.
Say: Lots of considerations on making
instructional decisions should be based
on DAP. Kindly take note of the following
guide questions as you view the video.
Ask:
 What is DAP?
 What are the core considerations of
DAP?
Say: Instructional decisions are based on
the understanding of child development,
how children learn best considering
individual learner’s needs and interests
and the role of families, relationships
and culture. It is an approach to best
assist children in reaching their full
potentials – cognitively, socially,
physically, and emotionally. It is more
about doing things better not “right” or
“wrong.”
Video
Segment
2:04-12:33
Ppt
6-14
Abstraction 2
Video viewing on DAP
Before Viewing:
Present the guide question as
they watch the video.
Further discussion will be done in
case there are still questions after
viewing.
Say: after knowing the considerations of
DAP, let’s proceed to the principles of
DAP. As you watch the video, please be
guided with thequestion.
 What are the principles of DAP?
Say: Knowing the principles on DAP
could help us anchor our
activities/inputs so that optimal
development and learning of the child
will be achieved.
Video
Segment
12:34-22:42
Ppt
15-22
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10mins
Abstraction 3
Video viewing on DAP
Before Viewing:
Present the guide question as
they watch the video.
Further discussion will be done in
case there are still questions after
viewing.
Abstraction 4
Video viewing on DAP
Before Viewing:
Present the guide question as
they watch the video.
Further discussion will be done in
case there are still questions after
viewing.
Abstraction 5
Video viewing on DAP
Before Viewing:
Present the guide question as
they watch the video.
Further discussion will be done in
case there are still questions after
viewing.
Abstraction 6
Video viewing on DAP
Before Viewing:
Present the guide question as
they watch the video.
Further discussion will be done in
case there are still questions after
viewing.
Say: It is also important to know and
understand the guidelines on DAP so
that appropriate instructional decisions
will be provided to the learners.
Ask:
What are the guidelines of DAP?
Video
Segment
22:43-36:41
Ppt
23-36
Say: Understanding the principles and
guidelines of DAP would mean a
classroom that is also developmentally
appropriate for children.
Ask:
What are the characteristics of a
developmentally appropriate (DA)
classroom?
Say: Knowing all these guidelines and
principles, how do teachers translate
these in their instruction?
Ask:
What are the effective DAP teaching
strategies?
Video
Segment
36:42-41:21
Ppt
37-43
Video
Segment
41:22-45:09
Ppt
44-49
Say: If these teaching strategies are
applied in the classroom teaching, how
do we envision our learners.
Ask:
What are the characteristics of learners
in a DA classroom?
Video
Segment
45:10-48:57
Ppt
50-53
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Abstraction 7
Video viewing on DAP
Before Viewing:
Present the guide question as
they watch the video.
Further discussion will be done in
case there are still questions after
viewing.
Application
PPt Slide Worksheet (10 items)
Let the participants answer the
worksheet within 2 minutes, then
call representative for the answer
of each item.
Present the worksheet slide with
the answers.
Closure
Say: Knowing all the principles and
guidelines of DAP, what then are its
importance in relation to the
programs, activities, curriculum, policies,
trainings that we have/or will provide.
The succeeding slides will show you
the implications of DAP for Kto3.
Ask:
What are the implications of DAP for
Kto3?
Say: After discussing all about DAP-its
principles, guidelines, teaching strategies
and the implications for Kto3, let us see
your level of appreciation through this
assessment.
Video
Segment
48:58-56:33
Ppt
54-65
Video
Segment
56:34-56:55
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66
Check () the activity if DAP and cross
out (X) if Not DAP
Say: Knowing all about DAP for young
children, we should always keep in mind
the 3 important considerations of DAP in
terms of age appropriateness, individual
appropriateness and socio-cultural
appropriateness in order to promote and
attain optimal development and learning
of young children.
And so, this demands that “The way we
teach must be in synch with the way
children learn”.
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67
Video
Segment
56:56-57:56
Ppt
68-69
Prepared by:
Jocelyn S. Tuguinayo
Supervising Education Program Specialist
TLD-BLD, DepEd Central Office
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