Carol Copple is a highly respected early childhood education author, educator, and consultant. For sixteen years, she directed the books program at NAEYC. She taught at Louisiana State University and the New School for Social Research, and at the Educational Testing Service co-developed and directed a research-based model for preschool education. With Sue Bredekamp, Dr Copple is co-editor of Developmentally Appropriate Practice and the related books.
Basics of Developmentally Appropriate Practice
An Introduction for Teachers of Children 3 to 6Author(s): Carol Copple, Sue Bredekamp (click on the author's name for more titles)
Developmentally appropriate practice is so fundamental to the early childhood field that all new educators need a sound grasp from the very start. While DAP’s basic concepts aren’t difficult or arcane, they can be understood wrongly or incompletely—and often are! This engaging little book describes the core concepts and makes them meaningful to everyday practice for preschool teachers.
RRP $39.95
Basics of Developmentally Appropriate Practice: An Introduction for Teachers of Infants & Toddlers
Author(s): Carol Copple, Janet Gonzalez-Mena, Sue Bredekamp (click on the author's name for more titles)
Developmentally appropriate practice is so fundamental to the early childhood field that all new educators need a sound grasp from the very start. This engaging little book describes the core concepts and makes them meaningful to everyday practice for teachers of infants and toddlers.
RRP $49.95
Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Third Edition
Serving Children from Birth to Age 8Author(s): Carol Copple, Sue Bredekamp (click on the author's name for more titles)
Since the first edition in 1987, Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs has been an essential resource for the early childcare field. Now fully revised and expanded, the 2009 version comes with a supplementary CD containing readings on key topics, plus video vignettes showing developmentally appropriate practice in action. Based on what the research says about development, learning, and effective practices, as well as what experience tells us about teaching intentionally, DAP articulates the principles that should guide our decision making.
RRP $97.95
Growing Minds
Building Strong Cognitive Foundations in Early ChildhoodAuthor(s): Carol Copple (click on the author's name for more titles)
To cope with the environment they live in, children need to learn about their physical and social worlds; acquire language; regulate their bodies, emotions, and thoughts; and gain competence in literacy, mathematics, science, and other knowledge domains. This collection of readings from books and Young Children articles outlines important dimensions of their early cognitive development and describes approaches for promoting it.
RRP $74.95
World of Difference, A
Readings on Teaching Young Children in a Diverse SocietyAuthor(s): Carol Copple (click on the author's name for more titles)
This collection of readings reflects the strong, continuing current of thoughtful work on teaching young children in a diverse society. Collectively they provide the current knowledge base as well as thought-provoking discussion on a wide range of issues - culture, language, religion, inclusion, socio-economic status, and more - with emphasis on building respect and understanding.
RRP $42.95
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