The Role Of The NAYEC In Early Childhood Education

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The NAYEC is the National Association of Education for the Young Children. The position statement basically says that policy makers, the early childhood profession, and other stakeholders in young children’s lives have a shared responsibility for the curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation in the programs for children birth through age 8 (NAEYC, 2003, pg. 1). According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children, recommended curriculum should be evidence-based so that it is culturally, mentally, and linguistically appropriate for the children, where children are involved and participating with activities, but also structured upon their prior knowledge (NAEYC, 2003, pg. 2; NAEYC, 2009a, pg. 1). Effective assessment

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