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Developmental Education for Young Children: Basic Development

Part of the International perspectives on early childhood education and development book series (CHILD,volume 7)

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For the practical implementation of Developmental Education, a play-based curriculum has been developed for 3–7 year-old children, called Basisontwikkeling. Its intention is to offer teachers information and examples of educational practices and tools by which they can create meaningful and developmentally appropriate practices. The current chapter introduces the notion of “broad development” and suggests core activities that may promote young children’s broad development (object play and role play, constructive play, conversations, literacy and mathematical activities). Specific teaching strategies aim to get children meaningfully engaged in socio-cultural activities, and to stimulate play development and learning experiences in the perspective of broad development. The strategies include, for instance, guidelines for thematic settings in interaction with the children, as well as didactic impulses when participating in joint activities. This chapter illustrates the Developmental Education approach with examples of play as the leading activity (object play and role play).

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    Members of the project group are Bea Pompert (by that time Hogeschool Alkmaar), Trudy Schiferli (School Advisory Institute) Henk Vink and Frea Janssen-Vos (APS Amsterdam). Bert van Oers is the group’s external adviser.

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    The story-telling table is a table where children can replay and retell a story from a (picture) book, in their own way and by using self-made props, miniature figures and objects.

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    Frea Janssen-Vos

  2. De Activiteit National Centre for Developmental Education, Alkmaar, The Netherlands

    Bea Pompert M.Sc.

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    Bert van Oers

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Janssen-Vos, F., Pompert, B. (2012). Developmental Education for Young Children: Basic Development. In: van Oers, B. (eds) Developmental Education for Young Children. International perspectives on early childhood education and development, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4617-6_4

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