This assignment addresses the following NAEYC Standards:
Knowing and understanding of the multiple influences on the development and learning of children. [NAEYC Standard 1b]
Knowing about and understanding diverse family and community characteristics. [NAEYC Standard 2a]
Supporting and engaging families and communities through respectful, reciprocal relationships [NAEYC Standard 2b]
Involving families and communities in their children's development and learning. [NAEYC Standard 2c]
Engaging in continuous, collaborative learning to inform practice [NAEYC Standard 6c]
Written and verbal skills [NAEYC Supportive Skill 3]
Making connections between prior knowledgeable/experience and new learning [NAEYC Supportive Skill 4]
Identifying and using professional resources [NAEYC Supportive Skill 5]
Course Competencies: 4, 5, 11
For this assignment you will respond to the following question:
How does poverty affect the functioning of the family system, thereby placing all domains of development at risk [physical, cognitive, social-emotional]?
You will write a paper that is a minimum of 2 pages [less than 2 pages will not be graded] in length, use the APA format, and include the following:
An interesting and thoughtful introduction and conclusion. Your conclusion will summarize what you learned and explain how you will use this information in your work with young children.
Identify how poverty can affect the functioning of the family system
Include 2-3 affects upon the family
Include information from your research
Identify how poverty can affect a child's physical development
Include 2-3 affects upon a child's physical development
Include information from your research
Identify how poverty can affect a child's cognitive development
Include 2-3 affects upon a child's cognitive development
Include information from your research
Identify how poverty can affect a child's social-emotional development
Include 2-3 affects upon a child's social-emotional development
Include information from your research
Explain how you will change or apply what you have learned on family poverty in your work with young children currently or in the future
Include 2-3 ways you will change your practice or why you will continue with a current practice based on what you have learned
Identified two resources to support families
Provided a clear and informative statement on how each identified resource would support families
You are welcome to reflect on local resources specific to your community, or comment on any of the following: Head Start, Charitable Union, Community Action, Family and Children's Services, Family Health Center, Food Bank, Goodwill Industries, HandsOn, (The) Haven of Rest Ministries, etc.
Please use Community Action or Head Start for this section because I work for them. Thank you!
Professional language usage, correct grammar and spelling, double spaced [12 pt font]
Information for your paper will be based upon any of the following sources:
Class discussions, activities, and lectures
Readings from the textbook
Readings from professional journals
Readings from Internet research articles
All information must be appropriately cited. Please include one page of resources. Number each resource.