The subject of the national association’s book is developmentally appropriate practice, an evidence-based resource that early childhood educators use to create optimal environments for learning.

What is developmentally appropriate when it comes to learning? Cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham wrote about the subject recently on his Science and Education blog, and here is a version of ...

However, a more-comprehensive definition of developmentally appropriate technology use will empower ECE providers and families to make better decisions about the ways in which young children use ...

NAEYC has pioneered developmentally appropriate practice (DAP), the framework of which establishes principles and guidelines for best practice in the care and education of children from birth through ...

Few preschool apps are designed to teach children based on research showing how children aged 3 to 5 learn.

Definitions of "developmentally appropriate" technology use for early learners should consider more factors than just total screen time, according to the RAND Corporation.

Nearly all of the studies reviewed included a nested data design, in which effects of classroom practices were evaluated on multiple children within each classroom, but only one study used analyses ...

And for Highland Park kids, exposure to poverty is especially important, Satz says. "If we look at the particular books that have been suspended, I do think they are developmentally appropriate ...

Second, to design an index that taps a developmentally appropriate neonatal intensive-care practice, labeled here as the DANIP index.