Objectives:
- Analyze young children’s characteristics and needs related to social/emotional/cognitive development. (InTASC 1, 3; NAEYC 1, 3, 4)
- Review the social/cultural/familial contexts that influence development. (InTASC 7, 10; NAEYC 2, 3)
- Interpret the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct Section IV as it relates to equity and access to early learning. (InTASC 4, 9; NAEYC 5, 6)
Assignment: Factors Influencing Development
Research at least eight journal articles related to the effects of poverty, culture, access, linguistics, or family on early development of cognition and behavior.
Create a PowerPoint presentation of 15-20 slides, not including title and reference slides, that summarizes your findings and addresses the ethics and implications for classroom practices and public policy.