1. adapt the curriculum and teaching strategies to fit the needs of individual children.
This is the best option because a teacher must be flexible and teach to the needs and learning styles of each individual child. While the teacher should set high expectations for everyone, those expectations should be different based on the child's ability.
2. It promotes the learning and development of each individual child.
Developmentally appropriate practice is based on the fact that all children can learn when they are taught what is developmentally appropriate for each individual child.
3. The teacher should encourage Jacob to join the group's discussion of the book illustrations.
Since Jacob is four, reading to the class would not be an option. Also, sending Jacob to another place to play may teach him that if he doesn't listen he can go play somewhere else. Encouraging him to join in the discussion, redirects his attention to the task at hand and includes him in the lesson.
4. different learning goals for each child reflecting individual abilities.
This allows each child to learn and grow at their own individual developmentally appropriate pace.
5. make sure the child continues to practice the mastered skill.
This is important to make sure that the child retains mastery. Many skills build on each other so it is easy to have the child practice the skill as part of a larger task.
6. exaggerated in rhythm and repetition, high-pitched, and slow in tempo
The exaggerations and slow tempo help the infant to hear the inflections and tone of voice.
7. It is especially important for teachers to be sensitive to cultures different from their own.
8. homogeneous classrooms
The make up of a classroom does not effect developmentally appropriate practice since it looks at each student as an individual rather than the make up of the class as a whole.
9. Identify each child’s abilities, struggles, and interests and adapt reading instruction to individual variation.
As we've already said, it's all about the individual student. This is the only option that designs the teaching to the individual student.
10. modeling appropriate conversation and guiding the children to resolve their own conflict.
It is not a good idea to involve other people if the children can learn to resolve the problem on their own.
