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July 2005: Developmentally Appropriate Practice in 2005: Updates from the Field. In this issue, Mari Blaustein outlines why the skill-and-drill approach does not support learning readiness and offers an alternative-the three I's-that focuses on interactions, imagination, and integration as a way to ensure success in school. Also included are thought questions, resources, and additional articles.

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Developmentally Appropriate Practice in 2005: Updates from the Field

See, Hear, Touch! The Basics of Learning Readiness/by Mari Blaustein
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Viewpoint. Whatever Happened to Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Literacy? /by Susan B. Neuman and Kathleen Roskos
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Yeah, But's That Keep Teachers from Embracing an Active Curriculum: Overcoming the Resistance/by Eugene Geist and Angela C. Baum
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Reflecting, Discussing, Exploring-Questions and Follow-Up Activities on Developmentally Appropriate Practice in 2005/by Susan Friedman
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Resources on Developmentally Appropriate Practice in 2005
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Voices of Practitioners: Teacher Research in Early Childhood Education. Photos: Top left Kathy Sible; top right © Council for Professional Recognition; bottom © Comstock

The Reading Chair/ by Isabel Baker
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