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EARLY-CHILDHOOD-EDUCATION5 MIN READ

Plan from a running record

Use DAP to convert a running record into one intentional teaching move.

Planning window Eli turns shells into "babies" during free play. You could theme-plan, skill-plan, or follow the evidence. The planning choice decides whether observation becomes insight or decoration. DAP planning cycle Evidence -> hypothesis -> invitation DAP asks educators to use knowledge of development, individual children, and context. A planning cycle keeps those sources of knowledge from collapsing into assumption. Shortcut Turn the note into a broad theme activity. The next activity is connected to child thinking and still open enough to reveal more. Plan close to the evidence, then watch what the child does next. Evidence Step 1 Your…

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