Answer the following questions with at least one reference APA style
Please answer each question completely, must include one reference per question apa style
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Developmentally Appropriate Practice
Review the NAEYC position statement on developmentally appropriate practices in the course readings.
Do you think the NAEYC position paper adequately addresses children with special needs? Why or why not? Give details and examples to support your point of view.
Describe your views on and experiences with developmentally appropriate practice.
Give examples of how your school integrates technology into the curricula to support developmentally appropriate practice.
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Developmental Delays and Curriculum
Consideration must be given to curriculum addressing the needs of preschool children with developmental delays.
Which approaches or models of curriculum development do you think will best address the needs of preschool children experiencing a delay in cognitive, physical, social, or emotional development?
Describe the delay you will address.
Give details and examples to support your point of view.
Compare and contrast your state standards for early childhood education with the Romanian Early Education Curriculum as Reference Framework’s Eight Key Competencies.
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Preschool Curricula
Preschool curricula should feature specific components, meet certain criteria, and address particular competencies.
Critically examine a preschool curriculum, preferably the one where you teach. Identify the type/s of curriculum design present. Give detail and examples to support your point of view.
Does the curriculum design support the types of content, activities, and competencies appropriate to a preschool audience? Cite evidence for your point of view.
If the curriculum is lacking in some area, how would you revise it to close the gap?
Which component of instructional design do you think is the easiest to develop? Which is the most difficult? Why?
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Multicultural Curriculum
Research supports the idea that all children benefit from multicultural curricula.
What are the benefits and challenges of using a multicultural curriculum in a seemingly non-diverse preschool setting? Use references to support your answer.
Share an example of how you adapt the curriculum for students with special needs in your classroom.
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Question one: Developmentally Appropriate Practice
After a critical review of the NAEYC position paper, children with special needs are adequately addressed. In a DAP classroom, teachers can use both an interactive teaching program and a child-initiated exploration of the immediate environment (Choi, Mi-Hyun, Chun Hui Young, Seunghwa Jwa, & Hyunah Seo, 2011). They can employ several behaviors, such as acknowledging and withholding attention (nondirective).
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