Daniel Johnson Only
This is week 4 and I need it back by Saturday night 8/8/2020
Content Review
Directions:
· Respond to each item. Each response should be concise and between 2–3 paragraphs in length.
· Use MS Word to write your responses, and submit your answers to all three questions in one Word document.
· Copy and paste each question within the document, so that your Instructor can see which question you are responding to.
1. Children develop attitudes through interactions with and feedback from the people in their environments. Ultimately, these attitudes impact the development of values. Review the various influences on attitude development explained on pages 425-430 of your course text. Choose four of these influences and discuss how each might contribute to the development of prejudice.
2. Review the section on self-regulation on pages 453-455 in your text. Consider the factors that influence a young child's ability to self-regulate. Why is self-regulation important to children's success in school and in life? What changes in today's world might support or diminish fostering this vital ability in children? Explain your point of view.
3. Peers, school, media, and community are some of the influences on children's conception of gender roles. Pages 430-436 in your text explain the depth and breadth of these influences. Choose two influences that are of most interest to you, and explain how each influence can lead to stereotyped behavior, or "sex typing." For each influence, identify ways that you as a professional can advocate for more gender-neutral behavior or against sex typing.
By Day 7
This is the reading for it if you need it.
Required Readings
Berns, R. M. (2016). Child, family, school, community: Socialization and support (10th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning.
· Chapter 11, "Emotional and Cognitive Socialization Outcomes" (pp. 424-447)
· Chapter 12, "Social and Behavioral Socialization Outcomes" (pp. 452-457, read up to "What theories explain the development of altruistic behavior?"; pp. 471-492, read from "Morals" to "Mass Media")
· Review Chapter 3 (pp. 91-97, review from "Divorce and the Law" to "Kin Custody")
· Review Chapter 3 (pp. 91-97, review from "Divorce and the Law" to "Kin Custody")
Article: Katz, L. (1995). How can we strengthen children's self-esteem? Retrieved from https://www.birdvilleschools.net/cms/lib2/TX01000797/Centricity/Domain/2082/strengthen_children_self[1].html
This is week 5 and it is due 8/15/2020
Required Readings
Berns, R. M. (2016). Child, family, school, community: Socialization and support (10th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning.
· Chapter 10, "Ecology of the Community" (pp. 334–367)
National Association for the Education of Young Children. (2017). Effective advocacy resources. Retrieved from https://www.naeyc.org/policy/advocacy
Early Childhood Advocacy Toolkit
https://www.theounce.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/EarlyChildhoodAdvocacyToolkit.pdf
Build Your Advocacy Skills
https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/public-policy-advocacy/build-your-advocacy-skills-and-knowledge
Tools and Resources
http://www.theounce.org/resources/advocacy-tools
Directions:
· Respond to each item. Each response should be concise and between 2–3 paragraphs in length.
· Use MS Word to write your responses, and submit your answers to all three questions in one Word document.
· Copy and paste each question within the document, so that your Instructor can see which question you are responding to.
1. After reviewing pages 375-386 in your course text, summarize how children's socializing experiences relate to the physical, economic, social, and personal conditions of the community in which they live.
2. Communities can offer families vital prevention, support, and rehabilitation services. Review pages 390-396 in your text. Choose one example from each of these areas and explain why each is integral to healthy child and family development.
3. It can be said that caring communities "improve the opportunities for every young person, regardless of circumstances, to become a healthy, secure, educated, economically self-sufficient, and productive adult" (Berns, 2015, p. 396). From your perspective as a future early childhood professional, identify and explain three ways that a caring community can meet the needs of young children and their families, including those with the greatest needs
By Day 7
This is the last 2 assignments until the next class. Sometime in September.