Episode 43: The Impact of Developmentally Appropriate Practice on Child Outcomes

<p>My guest this week is Amanda Morgan, who holds a BA in both elementary and early childhood education and an MS in family and human development. Her past experience includes teaching in public, private, and migrant school settings as well as teaching preschoolers, grade-schoolers, college students, teachers, and parents. <strong>She writes, speaks, and trains on the topic of intentional, whole child development and is the creator of the blog, </strong><strong><a href="https://notjustcute.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Not Just Cute</a></strong><strong>.</strong> In her free time, she can usually be found exploring the Pacific Northwest with her husband and four boys or procuring copious amounts of chocolate.</p> <p>In this episode, Amanda and I discuss what <strong>developmentally appropriate practices are and how they are essential for our children’s individual learning and development process.</strong> Often children are faced with expectations in the classroom that are far from where they stand developmentally<strong> resulting in behavioral issues and developmental delays. These issues occur starting in pre-school and often carry into high school levels.</strong> Learn more as Amanda helps navigate and explain the why’s of our school system expectations and how parents and teachers can advocate for their children and students. To learn more about Amanda <a href= "https://notjustcute.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>. </p> <h3> </h3> <h2 class="heading">Episode Highlights</h2> <h3>Developmentally Appropriate Practice </h3> <ul> <li>Taking what we know about how children grow and learn and ensuring those principals and understandings are being applied within the home and school environments</li> <li>Respecting childhood in and of itself and for each individual learner </li> </ul> <p> </p> <h3><strong>Results of Shift in School Expectations</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Behavior issues become an immediate problem when school expectations do not “match” where they are developmentally  <ul> <li>