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Peer reviewedJones, Ithel; Gullo, Dominic F. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 1999
Examined developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) and effects of teachers' DAP beliefs/practices on first graders' social skills and academic achievement. Found that students taught by teachers with developmentally inappropriate beliefs had higher language achievement than others. Students whose teachers' practices were neither appropriate nor…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beliefs, Comparative Analysis, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Peer reviewedFile, Nancy; Gullo, Dominic F. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2002
Viewpoints of 119 preservice teachers were examined at beginning or end of programs in early childhood (ECED) or elementary education (ELED). Compared to ELED students, ECED students favored primary education practices more consistent with constructivist nature of NAEYC guidelines in several areas. Student teachers favored more frequent use of…
Descriptors: Beliefs, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Peer reviewedGullo, Dominic F. – Young Children, 1990
Discusses social and educational forces that are leading to the development of all-day kindergarten. Also considered are the effects of pressures on children, parents, and schools on all-day kindergartens and the constituents of developmentally appropriate practices in kindergarten. (BB)
Descriptors: Children, Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Needs
Gullo, Dominic F. – 1992
The guiding principles of developmentally appropriate early childhood education are examined, along with pertinent research, concrete examples, and implications for practice. Chapter 1 provides a brief introduction to recent trends in early childhood education. Chapter 2 considers the principle of matching early childhood education practices to…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedGullo, Dominic F. – Journal of Early Education and Family Review, 2000
Describes an approach based upon the constructivist model of learning and curriculum development for using the computer as an integrated curriculum tool in early childhood classrooms. Includes discussion of constructivist theory and its application and characteristics of curriculum in constructivist classrooms. (KB)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Computer Uses in Education, Constructivism (Learning), Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Gullo, Dominic F. – 1994
This book is intended to help early childhood practitioners develop the essential understanding they require for appropriate use of assessment and evaluation information and to illuminate many of the issues involved in formal and informal assessment and evaluation. The chapters are: (1) "Assessment and Evaluation in the Early Childhood…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alternative Assessment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedGullo, Dominic F.; And Others – Young Children, 1995
Describes one effort to integrate the early school experience of young children into comprehensive networks of support for children and their families. Suggests integration of services for children ages birth to 6 years, addresses problems related to a wide range of family characteristics, supports public school and community collaborative…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Caregiver Training, Childhood Needs, Day Care Centers
