Ece311 Week 3 Letter of Concern

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Erin N Gonzales ECE311: Week 3 Assignment Barbara Hollinger 11/10/2014 To whom it may concern, I am writing to you in regards to the implementation of a textbook based curriculum for the Kindergarten classes. I feel that this curriculum should not be implemented in our schools. Developmentally appropriate practice or DAP for short is an approach to teaching grounded in the research on how young children develop and learn and what is known about effective early education. DAP is a framework designed to promote young children’s optimal learning and development. (Jaruszewicz, 2012, s1.3) I feel that there are many benefits of having DAP in the classrooms. Our children would have a better comprehension and retention because the material is presented in a manner that is suited to their developmental stage. Children and adults can learn together. By following the child’s lead it takes us in a more interesting direction then having a standard curriculum. I also feel that by having DAP there are fewer struggles to get our children to engage in the program. The material that is presented in a developmentally appropriate manner is more interesting to the students and would naturally grab their attention. I feel that a textbook based curriculum would be inappropriate for kindergarteners because children at this age are at the beginning stages of reading or do not have any prior reading skills. The aim of DAP is to foster our children’s optimal learning and development. I feel that a textbook based curriculum for a kindergartner would be trying to use a one-size fits all approach to teaching. According to the Texas state standards for kindergarten, children are supposed to “understand how English is written and printed,” and “Hold a book right side up, turn its pages correctly, and know that reading moves from top to bottom and left to right.” Children at
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