Developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) is at the heart of early  childhood curriculum planning. What is DAP? What does this practice look  like in an early childhood setting? 

What is DAP? Provide three examples .

the narrator says she feels that DAP is a  concept that focuses on two aspects of a child's development. What are  they? There is a third aspect that is equally important, and that is  cultural appropriateness. 

read the newly revised NAEYC position statement and address how DAP has evolved. Why is culturally and linguistically responsive practice an  equally important aspect? What role would it play in supporting learning  and development? Give an example that justifies your response. 

How do the other two aspects of  DAP  support children's development? Give two examples