Date of Award

2003

Document Type

Non Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Education

Department

Education

Capstone Instructor

Barbara Schoenbeck

Second Reader

Lynn Gehrke

Keywords

developmentally appropriate practice, DAP, cognitive development, early childhood education, assessment, child development, cognition

Abstract

There is a need for assessing the cognitive development of three and four year old children. It is important that this be done according to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) guidelines called Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP). This study has used NAEYC's DAP text as a guideline to create an assessment tool and practical strategies handbook for teachers. The handbook will help teachers assess their student's cognitive development in the areas of oral language, emergent literacy, and math concepts. This will help teachers deliver a curriculum and classroom environment that promotes each child's maximum intellectual growth.

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