Developing Appropriate Curriculum for Young Children

• Content includes a unit focused on inclusion, learning environment, and family engagement.
• This textbook correlates to NAEYC’s Developmentally Appropriate Practices and Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators.
• Case study features throughout highlight real-world scenarios for students to read and consider, and include critical-thinking questions to help students build well-informed ideas about the kind of teachers they want to be.

Nancy P. Alexander is the executive director and professor of early childhood education at Northwestern Louisiana State University and the president of the North Louisiana Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development, where she won the Professional Trainer of the Year Award. She regularly conducts workshops and training sessions at regional and national conferences and is a frequent contributor to articles on the topic of early childhood education. She is an active leader and speaker within multiple ECE organizations, particularly SECA and NAEYC.