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Developmentally Appropriate
DA1
Developmentally Appropriate Practice
(Birth through five years). The video
discusses developing appropriate practices including appropriate
guidance and curriculum. Examples of inappropriate and appropriate
practices in an early childhood program are also shown. The video
includes classroom arrangement, ages, and stages of development
for infants through five years. The National Association for
the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). (30 mins.)
DA2
Observing Young Children, Learning to Look, Learning to Learn
This videotape was designed as a professional development tool for early childhood educators who
work with young children in center-based programs and family child care homes. The video is also a
useful orientation tool for anyone who does specific observation-related tasks with children. The video
will help improve your program's quality by guiding staff as they learn about children so they can
individualize the program, evaluate the program so they can adjust the environment, the curriculum,
or both, and help measure children's progress and acquisition of skills. This production shows scenes
of children in a variety of situations which the viewer is directed to observe.
Teaching Strategies, Inc. (1995) (28 mins.)
DA3 Observing Preschoolers: Assessing First and Second Language Development
Language Development is one of the most important learning tasks of early childhood. To promote
preschooler's language growth, we must utilize new approaches for assessment and documentation.
This video discusses focusing assessment on the child's differing abilities and ways staff can shape
their preschool environment to enhance language development.
California Department of Education Child Development Division. (1998) (30 min.)
DA4
Child Development Stages I
Broadcast May 1, 1997. The video discusses
growth, motor development, language development, cognitive development,
social-emotional development and self-help skills. Satellite
Training Network Oklahoma Department of Human Services (SATTRN).
(1 hr. 49 mins.)
DA5
Designing Developmentally Appropriate Days
Fundamentals of developmentally appropriate
practice are discussed. This answers questions like, "What
is developmental appropriateness?" Preschool to school-age
children's developmental characteristics are stressed. Indiana
Steps Ahead: The Child Care Collection. (28 mins.)
DA6
Watch Me Grow
A beginner's video about the meaning
of development for children's stages of development. The Child
Care Worker Video Series. Self Dimensions, Inc. (25 mins.)
DA7
Emerging Communication Skills
This is an excellent video about how
communication skills change throughout a child's development. It
also explains how a caregiver can communicate more effectively.
Meridian Education Corporation. (22 mins.)
DA8
Social Development of Children
Humans are social beings and while
we sometimes prefer to be alone, most times we are required to interact
and get along with one another. This video charts the development
of social skills in children during the first few weeks of life,
through the beginning of school. It explains the different stages
of social development, as well as how to give encouragement for
positive social growth. Meridian Education Corporation. (16
mins.)
DA9
White House Conference on Early Childhood Development and
Learning Part 1
April 17, 1997. Topics included in this
video are brain research, language development, prenatal care, pediatrics
and child care. This is the first half of a four hour conference.
DA 10 contains the second half of the conference. Satellite Training
Network Oklahoma Department of Human Services (SATTRN) (142
mins.)
DA10
White House Conference on Early Childhood Development and
Learning Part 2
April 17, 1997. Topics included in this
video are brain research, language development, prenatal care, pediatrics
and child care. This is the second half of a four conference. DA
9 contains the first half of the conference. Satellite
Training Network Oklahoma Department of Human Services (SATTRN)
(103 mins.)
DA11
The Whole Child - By Leaps and Bounds
Physical development and appropriate developmental activities, good
health practices, and environmental safety. The Annenberg/CPB
Collection (30 mins.)
DA12
The Whole Child - Growing Minds
Two approaches to developing mental ability. The Annenberg/CPB
Collection (30 mins.)
DA13 Windows on Learning: A Framework for Making Decisions
Careful observation gives teachers insight into what children know, what they are beginning to learn,
and where their interests lie. Filmed at the Valeska Hinton Early Childhood Center in Peoria, Illinois,
this video is a useful introduction to documenting children's learning in the classroom context. Shows
documentation in action in an urban early childhood setting.
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). (20 mins.)
DA14 Nurturing Growth: Child Growth and Development
A child's development takes place in the context of the child's culture and family. This video
examines how early childhood programs incorporate all the developmental domains and how
teachers plan for the interaction of these domains to support the development of the whole child.
From The Early Childhood Program: A Place to Learn and Grow series.
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). (22 mins.)
DA15 Charting Growth: Assessment
Assessment focuses on the whole child, the curriculum, and communication between the parent and
school. This video demonstrates strategies for assessing children's development and learning: the
profile of progress, the parent/teacher/child conference, and the early childhood assessment team.
From The Early Childhood Program: A Place to Learn and Grow series.
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). (25 mins.)
