1) Explain the key components of a Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) for young children. Discuss the primary factors that early childhood educators must consider when developing daily schedules and lessons plans and describe several ways to incorporate accommodations and modifications for students with special learning needs within such a model.
2) Identify the key components of language and literacy development and describe several practical ways to develop a language and literacy curriculum that is meaningful for young children. Please include a discussion of how Early Childhood Educators can integrate language and literacy activities across various curricular domains.
3) Identify key mathematical and scientific concepts that are relevant for early childhood education. Explain several specific ways in which mathematical learning and scientific learning can be integrated throughout the early childhood curriculum.
4) Discuss the impact that social studies and expressive arts have on a young child’s cognitive, physical, social, and emotional development. Describe a variety of practical ways to integrate social studies and expressive arts activities throughout the early childhood curriculum within a Developmentally Appropriate Practice.