Chapter 1 Flashcards
What does DAP stand for
Development Appropriate Practices
What type of stimulation help children develop?
Physically , socially , emotionally , morally , intellectually
Does age appropriateness and DAP mean the same thing?
Yes. Age appropriateness is one of the sub categories in dap for getting to know a child and help it develop
Do children grow and develop at the same rate?
No
Expressive language
Being able to put thoughts into words and sentences, in a way that makes sense and is grammatically accurate.
Exploration
The investigation of unknown regions.
Child development
The biological, psychological and emotional changes that occur in human beings between birth and the end of adolescence, as the individual progresses from dependency to increasing autonomy.
Caregiver
A person who provides direct care (as for children, elderly people, or the chronically ill)
Receptive language
The ability to understand or comprehend language heard or read
Construction
The way in which something is built or put together
Behavior
The way in which one acts or conducts oneself, especially toward others.
Games
a form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or luck.
“Play involves a free choice activity that is non-literal, self-motivated, enjoyable and process oriented. Critical to this definition is the non-literal, non-realistic aspect. This means external aspects of time, use of materials, the environment, rules of the play activity, and roles of the participants are all made up by the children playing. They are based on the child’s sense of reality
Dramatic play
A type of play where children accept and assign roles, and then act them out.
the five domains of development
Physically , Socially , Emotionally , Morally , Intellectually
Physically
Hop scotch, Jump rope , Hoolahoop
helps the muscles develop
