I need help with my unit 4 assignment. I have included the project rubric, the case study and the templete are located in the attachments

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Unit 4 Assignment

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CE350 Unit 4 Assignment

Please read the following case studies to learn more about Claudia and Carly: Case of Claudia:

Claudia is a 4-year-old girl with autism. Claudia exhibits limited verbal skills, has a limited expressive vocabulary, and is difficult to understand in all settings. She will not walk across a

room to request an item, but instead relies on climbing, reaching, or opening compartments to get what she desires. Claudia spends most of her day actively avoiding social

communication interactions. She prefers to engage in individual activities such as jumping, spinning, swinging, and looking at books. Claudia’s assessment of social communication skills

indicate that she rarely engages in joint attention experiences and uses little eye contact. In addition, she engages in few parallel play interactions with her peers. She has a difficult time

expressing her feelings and emotions in an appropriate manner. She is beginning to follow one step directions and indicates understanding of the back and forth nature of communication

during structured activities. Case of Carly:

Carly is a typically developing 4-year-old girl. She is eager to talk and communicate with

familiar peers and adults but tends to become shy around unfamiliar people. She is easily understood by both familiar and unfamiliar communication partners. Her sentences contain

four or more words and she enjoys asking questions. Her vocabulary is large (e.g., knowing the parts of the body, names of common objects, animals, etc.). Carly engages in interactive play

with her peers and is able to take turns, share, and cooperate in group activities. She enjoys pretend play types of activities and has a vivid imagination. She expresses emotions verbally

rather than physically. She makes eye contact appropriately and is able to follow multi-step directions.

You are going to write a 3-5 page informative essay on language and social skill development

in typically developing children and children with autism spectrum disorders. When completing this essay, be sure you:

A. Discuss specific early pre-verbal communication skills and examine how they can have

an impact on language development in typically developing children and children with autism.

B. Based on the case studies provided, compare and contrast the language and social

skill development of Claudia and Carly given the descriptions above.

As with all writing, be sure to include citations if you use information from any source to avoid

plagiarism. It is always necessary to give the author credit. In addition, please make sure to

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CE350 Unit 4 Assignment

include a reference page. If you need assistance, please use the APA Quick Reference Guide in the Course Home Page or visit the Kaplan University Writing Center.

The viewpoint and purpose of this assignment should be clearly established and sustained and

should follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.). Your writing should be well ordered, logical and unified, as well as original and insightful.

Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics. More details can be found in the GEL-1.1 Universal Writing Rubric.

Your paper should include:

 Title Page

 Main body of the paper (3-5 pages)  Reference page  Correct APA formatting for in-paper cites

You should follow these formatting guidelines in your paper:

 Use standard margins: 1” on all sides

 Use standard 12-point font size, Arial or Times New Roman  Use standard double-spacing

 Be sure your text is left justified