Assignment:
Milestones of Physical Development Presentation
Prior to beginning work on this assignment,
· Review the web page on child development Basic Information
· Find at least two Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources of information on early childhood physical development milestones.
As an early childhood education professional, it's important for you to understand typical development of young children and signs to recognize when a child may not be developing as expected. For this assignment, you will develop a presentation to be shared with colleagues and volunteers who may work in your classroom or learning center. Your presentation will include information about the important developmental milestones of children from birth through age 8. You will also be sharing how children's physical development is connected to the overall well-being of the child. Finally, you will also discuss signs that a child may be delayed in development.
Complete your assignment using Prezi or PowerPoint. Review the following Ashford University help sheet How to Make a PowerPoint Presentation for more information on creating a PowerPoint, or review how to use Prezi by watching the video How to Use Prezi.
In your assignment,
1. Describe one daily activity that encourages gross motor development for each of the following age-groups:
a. Infant (Birth - 12 months)
b. Toddler (One year - Three years)
c. Early Childhood (Four - Eight Years)
2. Describe one daily activity that encourages fine motor development for each of the following age-groups:
a. Infant (Birth - 12 months)
b. Toddler (One year - Three years)
c. Early Childhood (Four - Eight Years)
3. Discuss one sign that might alert you to a delay in a child's physical development for each of the following age-groups:
a. Infant (Birth - 12 months)
b. Toddler (One year - Three years)
c. Early Childhood (Four - Eight Years)
As you have read, all development is interconnected. For example, as children become more mobile, they can crawl to other people and thus expand their social skills. Using information from the reading assignments,
· Outline an example of how children's physical development is connected to development in the following areas:
o Cognitive development
o Language development
o Social development
o Emotional development
Your Milestones Story for Physical Development presentation
· Must be six slides in length (not including title and references slides) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center's How to Make a PowerPoint Presentation.
Required Resources
Text
Berk, L. E. (2013). Child development (9th ed.).
· History, Theory, and Applied Directions
Articles
Holfester, C. (2017). Montessori method. Salem Press Encyclopedia.
· The full-text version of this essay is available through the Research Starters database in the Ashford University Library; to search for this, use the FindIt@AU search box on the Ashford University Library homepage. This essay offers an overview of Maria Montessori's philosophy of education and its implications on the Montessori classroom. This will assist you with your Week 1 Assignment, Coffee Date with Your Favorite Theorist.
Johnson, A. C. (2017). Coffee date with Piaget. Young Children, 72(3), 86-87.
· The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest database in the Ashford University Library. This article discusses connections between Piaget and current educators and will be helpful as you complete the Week 1 Assignment, Coffee Date with Your Favorite Theorist.
Prince, D. L., & Howard, E. M. (2002). Children and their basic needs. Early Childhood Education Journal, 30(1), 27-31.
· The full-text version of this article is available through the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library. This article discusses the five basic needs, identified by Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, in relation to many of the obstacles presented by childhood poverty and will be helpful as you complete the Week 1 Assignment, Coffee Date with Your Favorite Theorist.
Multimedia
Chedd, G. (Writer & Producer). (2013). Nature versus nurture [Video segment]. In Maggie Villiger (Producer), Correlation: Against all odds-Inside statistics [Series episode]. In Annenberg Learner (Executive Producer), Against all odds: Inside statistics [Streaming video].
· The full version of this video segment is available through the Films On Demand database in the Ashford University Library. This film discusses the nature versus nurture debate, looking at the contributions of both heredity and environment to child development and will be helpful as you complete the Nature Versus Nurture discussion this week. This video has closed captioning and a transcript.
Recommended Resources
Multimedia
Sidman, M. (Writer), & Davidson, F. W. (Producer). (1999). B. F. Skinner: A fresh appraisal [Series episode]. In, Giants of psychology [Streaming video].
· The full version of this video is available through the Films On Demand database in the Ashford University Library. This video provides archival footage and research to describe Skinner's ideas and may be helpful as you complete the Week 1 Assignment, Coffee Date with Your Favorite Theorist. This video has closed captioning and a transcript.
Bandura, A., Jordan, D. S. (Writers), & Davidson, F. W. (Producer). (2003). Bandura's social cognitive theory: An introduction [Series episode]. In, Giants of psychology[Streaming video].
· The full version of this video is available through the Films On Demand database in the Ashford University Library. This video discusses Bandura's thoughts on observational learning and self-efficacy and may be helpful as you complete the Assignment, Coffee Date with Your Favorite Theorist. This video has closed captioning and a transcript.
Jones, C, & Associates (Producers), & Nelson, M. (Executive Producer). (2009). Child development theorists: Freud to Erikson to Spock . . . And beyond [Streaming video].
· The full version of this video is available through the Films on Demand database in the Ashford University Library. This film uses historical footage to discuss theorists such as Freud, Montessori, Vygotsky, Piaget, Erikson, Bowlby, Skinner, Spock, Kohlberg, and Gardner and will be helpful as you complete the Week 1 Assignment, Coffee Date with Your Favorite Theorist. This video has closed captioning and a transcript.