Description
You will develop and write a 2–4 page a case study report on a child 0–2 years of age to examine and assess language development milestones. Preferably this child will be an ELL, a child with low social economic status, or a child with a special need. You will interview a parent or guardian to obtain family background information and language and literacy practices at home. You will also interview a teacher for the child’s language development in the early learning environment. List what is in the center that will help children develop language and what they need to add.
Then you will engage in a planned activity with the child that reflects a specific age-appropriate language development milestone. Assess the activity using a checklist. Outline the stage of language development the child is in. Align your assessment with language development theory. Finally, you will recommend strategies for both the teacher and the parent/guardian that will support the child’s language development.
Using the Language Development Case Study Template [DOCX] Download Language Development Case Study Template [DOCX], complete the following:
Complete the Language Development Checklist for a child 0–2 years:
Gather information by interviewing the teacher and a parent or guardian.
Spend time observing the child and interacting with them.
Summarize your findings.
Design and conduct a language development activity:
Aligns to a theoretical framework and explain its alignment.
Describe how this activity addresses the child’s specific needs.
Recommend strategies for next steps and adaptations for the teacher to implement:
Align the strategies with the findings of your assessment.
Align the strategies to NAEYC curriculum standards.
Develop communication for the parent or guardian about your findings:
Create a communication that is ethical and employs empathy.
Include strategies they can use to support the child’s language development.
Include this as an appendix to your report.
Reflect on your experience with this process including areas of success and areas of growth:
Include what went well and what you would do differently.
Reflect on what you learned from this experience.
Consider the impact of the theory framework you used on your experience.
Communicate in a scholarly, professional manner:
Use current APA style to integrate relevant examples and supporting research.
Writing should be clear, well-organized, and free of grammatical errors.
Assignment Requirements
Tracking Clinical Experience Hours: Be sure to track your time working in the ECE classroom in the Capella Academic PortalLinks to an external site..
Written communication: Use the accepted form and style of the education professions, employing grammar, punctuation, and mechanics expected of graduate-level composition and expression.
References: Include a minimum of four academic, peer-reviewed resources.
APA style and formatting: Resources and citations should be formatted according to APA style and formatting guidelines.
Length of paper: 2–4 typed, double-spaced pages not including the title or reference pages.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 points.
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