Download or read book Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum written by Marjorie J. Kostelnik and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers instructors and readers several unique features that increase reader understanding and skill development. The text addresses all aspects of classroom life, including children and adults, the physical and social environments, and teaching and learning from a "whole child" perspective. Each chapter addresses principles of age appropriateness, individual appropriateness and sociocultural appropriateness. All of the DAP material incorporates the latest version of Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood (NAEYC, 2009). This book spans the early childhood years from 3 to 8.