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TOPIC: SLEEPING (INFANT) Your audience for this resource…
TOPIC: SLEEPING (INFANT)
Your audience for this resource Newsletter are family members (parents, guardians, grandparents, extended family members). Think of this as a resource that you might share with families in your field placement! Please avoid ECE jargon and keep in mind this is an original resource that you are developing.
Respond to the following prompts:
1. Identify the topic you have researched (be specific and identify the target age range of the child/group). Come up with a title that engages the reader and is positively phrased and that identifies the target age range of the child. For example, instead of saying “Stop your Child from Biting Others”, consider this instead “Supporting your Toddlers Big Emotions” or, “Supporting your Toddlers Self-regulation” …
2. All Responsive Resources should have the same sub-headings. These sub-headings will help you sort your information and communicate ideas with clarity. The required sub-headings are: Developmental Background, Tips & Strategies, Local Community Resources, Further Information, and References (see sample headings at the end of this assignment description for accuracy).
a. Under the Developmental Background sub-heading, give a brief overview (about 2 paragraps) of how the topic fits with “typical” development for children in this age group. Use your child development, health, and safety texts to identify what the research says is developmentally relevant about children experiencing this issue. This should help the parent visualize what to expect for their child at that age. Here you are ‘teaching’ the parent what is typical for the child. Please consider and include all developmental areas and key skills that interact and influence the topic. This section requires research and citations. **Please use paraphrasing with appropriate APA in-text citations. Using direct quotes and overuse of these tells me you can find information, but not how you understand it… so, please paraphrase.
b. Under the Tips & Strategies sub-heading, describe 4-5 “family friendly” tips with matching/corresponding strategies, to inform parents about how they can support their child with the topic you selected. This is the main body of the resource and should align with developmental appropriateness. With each tip, provide some background and examples (strategies) so families can understand the meaning and know what the Tip sound/feel/looks like. **Be sure to cite where you source a tip or strategy. The difference between a tip and strategy, is that: a TIP = what to d, while a STRATEGY=how to d it. Remember you are ‘teaching’ the parent how to interact with their child, support their development, and build capacity in the parent. The reader should be able to imagine what to d and how to d it by reading your content. Example: Using the speech/language example above this section could sound like: Tip: Sharing books with toddlers is a wonderful way to encourage language development Strategies: “Sit face to face with your child with the book facing towards him/her. Use books with lots of pictures. Label the pictures (e.g. “I see a ball. Pause and wait for your child to take their turn” (Toronto Preschool Speech and Language Services, Sharing a Book, 2010). You can use illustrations or charts if it helps to explain your tip. Be sure to look for any bias in your graphics (e.g.is there diversity in race, ability, age, family type?)
c. Under the Local Community Resources sub-heading, list 2-3 local community organization/service/resource(s) (around Canada, Toronto) that can support families who are experiencing the issue you have researched. These should be real community services where people can go. The criteria for the community resources should include the following information:
? Name and Description of the service o the description should include how the organization/service relates to the issue/concern you explored. In other words, after reviewing what the online description of the local community resource is, think of what you could say that will help the audience (the parent) know that what you are identifying as a local community resource relates to the topic. Expressing the relation to the topic creates buy-in from the parent to consider going to the local community resource and accessing the additional support.
? Location- – should be local to the family’s residence from the scenario. Each scenario identifies the closest major intersection where the family lives. Be sure to include the address, phone number and how to access the local community service (referral, waitlist, walk-in etc.)
? Free or minimal cost
? Ideally availability languages spoken at the community resource. This will reflect responsiveness to the diversity of families in the Neighbourhood.
d. Under the Further Information sub-heading, list 2-3 current websites, articles, etc. that parents could access for further information on the topic. State the name of the site or the title of the article, followed by a sentence or so describing how that site or article relates to the issues/concern you explored, followed by a website link or where the article/book etc. can be accessed. You d not need to cite these sources in the Reference section.
SAMPLE NEWSLETTER:
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SUPPORTING YOUR CHILD’S PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Name
Course code NEWSLETTER FOR PARENTS Developmental
Background STRATEGIES It is important to recognize …
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LOCAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES EarlyON George Hull Centre
for Children and Families Boom To Grow Child Centre – 8 Templar
Drive, Etobicoke, ON (416-24 Address: 81 The East M…
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