Gestwicki, Carol, 1940-

Developmentally appropriate practice : curriculum and development in early education / Carol Gestwicki, Central Piedmont Community College. - 4th ed. - Belmont, CA. : Wadsworth Cengage Learning, c2011. - xix, 453 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 431-442) and index.

Part I. Defining developmentally appropriate practice -- ch. 1. Defining developmentally appropriate practice -- ch. 2. Understanding play : its importance in developmentally appropriate practice -- ch. 3. Planning for developmentally appropriate curriculum -- ch. 4. A consideration of various curriculum models -- Part II. Developmentally appropriate physical environments -- ch. 5. Developmentally appropriate physical environments : for infants -- ch. 6. Developmentally appropriate physical environments : for toddlers -- ch. 7. Developmentally appropriate physical environments : for preschoolers -- ch. 8. Developmentally appropriate physical environments : for primary-age children -- Part III. Developmentally appropriate social/emotional environments -- ch. 9. Developmentally appropriate social/emotional environments : for infants -- ch. 10. Developmentally appropriate social/emotional environments : for toddlers -- ch. 11. Developmentally appropriate social/emotional environments : for preschoolers -- ch. 12. Developmentally appropriate social/emotional environments : for primary-age children -- Part IV. Developmentally appropriate cognitive/language/literacy environments -- ch. 13. Developmentally appropriate cognitive/language/literacy environments : for infants -- ch. 14. Developmentally appropriate cognitive/language/literacy environments : for toddlers -- ch. 15. Developmentally appropriate cognitive/language/literacy environments : for preschoolers -- ch. 16. Developmentally appropriate cognitive/language/literacy environments : for primary-age children.

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