REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS:
Assignment #2: Article Summaries
Description: Professionals increase their awareness of current information and issues related to family- centered programming in the field of early childhood education by reading professional journal articles.
Directions: Read the following articles from NAEYC’s Young Children:
1. Empathy and Cultural Competence: Reflections from Teachers of Culturally Diverse Children
http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200511/ColomboBTJ1105.pdf
2. Missing: Picture Books Reflecting Gay and Lesbian Families
http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200705/Missing-Rowell.pdf
3. “Partnering with Families of Children with Special Needs”
http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200909/FamiliesofChildrenwithSpecialNeeds.pdf
4. How to Reach Out to Parents of English Language Learners
http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/reachingout/outreach
5. “Ten Tips Involving Families Through Internet Based Communication” by Mitchell, Foulger, and Wetzel.
http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200909/TenTipsforInvolvingFamilies.pdf
6. 6 Ways to Keep Families Strong Through Early Care and Education
http://www.strengtheningfamiliesillinois.org/downloads/6_Factors.pdf
For each of the articles, write a two page paper that includes the following:
Summary of the article
Describe what you found that was interesting or new.
Write about any connections that the article had to your personal and professional life. (S5a)
Write about any issues or information that you want to learn more about. (S5c)
List any specific things that you can share with your colleagues or families.
Describe how you could incorporate this information in your program or classroom. (S5d)
Value-126 points (21 points per article summary)
Grading Rubric for Article Reflections
Measurement Construct
0
No Evidence
1
Does not Meet Expectations
2
Meets Expectations
3
Exceeds Expectations
Interesting
Information
Insufficient evidence to evaluate.
Inadequate description
what was interesting or
new is provided or
missing.
Somewhat through
description of what was
interesting or new is
provided.
Thorough description of
what was interesting or
new is provided.
Connections with personal and professional life S5a
Insufficient evidence to evaluate.
Inadequate connections
that the article had to
personal and
professional life are
provided or missing.
Somewhat thorough
connections that the article had to personal and professional life are provided.
Thorough connections
that the article had to
personal and
professional life are provided.
Learning More S5c
Insufficient evidence to evaluate.
Inadequate description of issues or information that you want to learn more about is provided or
missing.
Somewhat thorough
description of issues or
information that you want to learn more about is
provided.
Thorough description of
issues or information that
you want to learn more about is provided.
Sharing with
colleagues and
families
Insufficient evidence to evaluate.
Inadequate description of
specific things that you can share with your colleagues or families is provided or missing.
Somewhat thorough description of specific things that you can share with your colleagues or
families is provided.
Inadequate description of
specific things that you can share with your
colleagues or families is
provided or missing.
Incorporating
Information Into the
Classroom
S5d
Insufficient evidence to evaluate.
Inadequate discussion of how you incorporate this
information in your
program or classroom
was provided or missing.
Somewhat thoughtful
discussion of how you incorporate this information in your program or classroom was provided.
Thorough discussion of
how you incorporate this
information in your
program or classroom was provided.
Sources
SS5
Insufficient evidence to evaluate.
Article source is not
accurately documented.
Article source is
documented, but not in APA format.
Article source is
accurately documented
in APA format.
Written Skills
SS3
Insufficient evidence to Evaluate.
Many grammatical,
spelling, or punctuation errors.
Some grammatical,
spelling, or punctuation
errors..
No grammatical, spelling,
or punctuation errors.