The Vital Role of Play in the Lives of Infants and Toddlers As the long-time director of an infant/toddler care and education program, you have worked with
The Vital Role of Play in the Lives of Infants and Toddlers
As the long-time director of an infant/toddler care and education program, you have worked with caregivers who have innately understood the value of play to children’s healthy development and translated that understanding into fostering children’s exploration, discoveries, and growth. You have also worked with caregivers who haven’t been able to understand the complex yet exciting relationship between play and children’s growth. You have seen caregivers with the best of intentions limit children’s explorations, challenge their play endeavors inappropriately, over direct their activity, and, often due to great enthusiasm, take the lead in children’s play, limiting their opportunities for creative expression, independence and safe risk-taking. Because you deeply believe in offering a stellar play-based program, you’ve decided to draw on a variety of strong resources in order to create a PowerPoint presentation synthesizing the inter-relationship between infant/toddler play, exploration, and learning while underscoring three vital roles: 1) the role children have in their own play; 2) the role of adults in truly fostering play and development while honoring children’s individuality, initiative, interests, and imaginations; and 3) the role of appropriate and inspiring play spaces in fostering children’s growth.
You decide to create your PowerPoint and include narration, substantiated by current resources, so your current staff will benefit from hearing your passion and sincerity along with quotes, examples, and narrative prose to better illustrate the points you want people to understand and think about. Use the Play PowerPoint template to create a PowerPoint presentation with narration, using the following structure:
- First Slide: Introduction explaining your definition of infant/toddler play based on current resources
- At least 5 slides synthesizing the inter-relationship between infant/toddler play, exploration, and learning (with examples from varying age levels and insights substantiated by resources)
- At least 5 slides explaining 1) the vital role children have in their own play, and 2) the role of adults in truly fostering play and development while honoring children’s individuality, initiative, interests, and imaginations (with examples from varying age levels and insights substantiated by resources)
- At least 5 slides synthesizing the role of appropriate and inspiring play spaces in fostering children’s growth (with examples and insights substantiated by resources)
- At least 2 slides synthesizing the inter-relationship between child-directed/independent play, play spaces in infant/toddler care and education programs, and children’s healthy development and learning (with examples and insights substantiated by resources)
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Competency DI4002: Infants and Toddlers: The Role of Play: Synthesize why play is critical to healthy development and learning.
Assessment Rubric
0 Not Present
1 Needs Improvement
2 Meets Expectations
Topic 1: Play and Exploration
Introduction explaining your definition of infant/toddler play. LO1: Define infant/toddler play.
Response is not present.
Definition of play is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.
Response provides a clear, accurate, research-based definition of infant/toddler play. .
At least 5 slides synthesizing the inter- relationship between infant/toddler play, exploration, and learning (with examples from varying age levels and insights) LO2: Synthesize the inter-relationships between infant/toddler play, exploration, and learning.
Response is not present.
Synthesis of the inter- relationship between infant/toddler play, exploration, and learning is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.
Response provides a clear, accurate, research-based synthesis of the inter-relationship between infant/toddler play, exploration, and learning.
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At least 5 slides explaining 1) the vital role children have in their own play, and 2) the role of adults in truly fostering play and development while honoring children’s individuality, initiative, interests, and imaginations LO3: Explain the vital role children have in their own play and the role of adults in fostering infant/toddler play while honoring children’s individuality, initiative, interests, and imaginations .
Response is not present. Explanation of the vital role children have in their own play and the role of adults in fostering infant/toddler play while honoring children’s individuality, initiative, interests, and imaginations is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete. .
Response provides a clear, accurate, research-based explanation of the vital role children have in their own play and the role of adults in fostering infant/toddler play while honoring children’s individuality, initiative, interests, and imaginations.
Topic 2: Creating Space for Play At least 5 slides synthesizing the role of appropriate and inspiring play spaces in fostering children’s growth (with examples and insights)
Response is not present.
Synthesis of the role of appropriate and inspiring play spaces in fostering children’s healthy development and learning is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.
Response provides a clear, accurate, research-based synthesis of the role of appropriate and inspiring play spaces in fostering children’s healthy development and learning
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LO1: Synthesize the role of appropriate and inspiring play spaces in fostering children’s healthy development and learning. At least 2 slides synthesizing the inter- relationship between child- directed/independent play, play spaces in infant/toddler care and education programs, and children’s healthy development and learning LO2: Synthesize the inter-relationships between child directed/independent play, play spaces, and children’s healthy development and learning.
Response is not present.
Synthesis of the inter relationship between child directed/independent play, play spaces, and children’s healthy development and learning is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.
Response provides a clear, accurate, research-based synthesis of the inter relationship between child directed/independent play, play spaces, and children’s healthy development and learning.
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Written Communication: Write with clarity, coherence, and purpose. 0
Not Present 1
Needs Improvement 2
Meets Expectations LO1: Construct complete and correct sentences. (AWE 2; Sentence-Level Skills)
Sentences are incoherent and impede reader’s access to ideas.
Sentences are incomplete and/or include fragments and run-on sentences, limiting reader’s access to ideas.
Sentence structure effectively conveys meaning to the reader.
LO2: Demonstrate the effective use of grammar and mechanics. (AWE 2; Sentence-Level Skills)
Multiple inaccuracies in grammar and mechanics impede reader’s access to ideas.
Some inaccuracies in grammar and mechanics limit reader’s access to ideas.
Use of grammar and mechanics is straightforward and effectively conveys meaning to reader.
LO3: Create cohesive paragraphs with a clear central idea. (AWE 2; Paragraph-Level Skills)
Paragraphs, or lack of paragraphs, impede reader’s access to ideas.
Construction of main idea and/or supporting paragraphs limit reader’s access to ideas.
Main idea and/or supporting paragraphs effectively convey meaning to reader.
LO4: Use supporting material to support a claim. (AWE 2; Use of Evidence)
Supporting materials are not present.
Supporting material is used inconsistently or inappropriately.
Supporting material is used to enhance meaning. Writing is appropriately paraphrased and uses direct quotes as applicable.
LO5: Demonstrate appropriate essay level writing skills, providing transitions between an introduction, body, and conclusion. (AWE 2; Essay Level Skills)
Ideas are disorganized with no/poor transitions.
Ideas are loosely organized with unclear paragraphing and transitions.
Ideas are organized with cohesive transitions.
LO6: Identify sources. (AWE 2; Credit to source)
Sources are missing. Writing inconsistently identifies or misrepresents sources.
Writing clearly identifies the source of non-original material and/or ideas.
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LO9: Use appropriate tone and vocabulary for a given audience. (Awe 3; Awareness of audience and discipline)
Vocabulary and tone are inappropriate for the audience.
Vocabulary and tone vary throughout the writing, limiting reader’s access to ideas.
Vocabulary and tone communicate key concepts that are appropriate for the audience.
LO10: Apply APA formatting and style guidelines. (Awe 3 awareness of audience and discipline and credit to source)
APA formatting and style are not present.
Writing inconsistently uses in- text citations and references. Major errors in APA style impede understanding and/or violate standards for academic integrity.
Writing uses in-text citations appropriately, includes references when applicable, and is formatted according to APA style. Minor errors in APA style do not impede understanding or violate standards for academic integrity.
Technology: Use technology effectively. 0
Not Present 1
Needs Improvement 2
Meets Expectations LO1: Apply the features of technology programs (i.e, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) to communicate information effectively.
Technology program is not applied appropriately.
Technology program includes multiple formatting issues and/or is difficult to interpret.
Technology program includes proper formatting.
Data can be easily read and interpreted.
Mastery Rubric Exceeds Expectations: In-Depth Analysis LO1: Synthesizes in- depth information
Synthesis of the inter-relationships between infant/toddler play, the child’s role in his/her own play, the adult’s role in fostering play, spaces for play, and healthy development and learning is based on multiple relevant sources and incorporates clear, relevant, and unique examples and insights.
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from multiple relevant sources.
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¨ No
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The Vital Role of Play in the Lives of Infants & Toddlers
Title Slide
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Introduction
First Slide: Introduction explaining your definition of infant/toddler play based on current resources
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The Inter-Relationship Between Infant/Toddler Play, Exploration & Learning
At least 5 slides synthesizing the inter-relationship between infant/toddler play, exploration, and learning (with examples from varying age levels and insights substantiated by resources)
3
Play: The Role of Children & Adults
At least 5 slides explaining 1) the vital role children have in their own play, and 2) the role of adults in truly fostering play and development while honoring children’s individuality, initiative, interests, and imaginations (with examples from varying age levels and insights substantiated by resources)
4
Appropriate & Inspiring Play Spaces
At least 5 slides synthesizing the role of appropriate and inspiring play spaces in fostering children’s growth (with examples and insights substantiated by resources)
5
The Inter-Relationship Between Child-Directed Play, Play Spaces & Healthy Development & Learning
At least 2 slides synthesizing the inter-relationship between child-directed/independent play, play spaces in infant/toddler care and education programs, and children’s healthy development and learning (with examples and insights substantiated by resources)
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