As an early childhood professional and administrator, you must consider the role you play in advocating for children with disabilities and their families. You are uniquely positioned to be a strong advocate for children and families in the context of the early childhood setting and community. This assignment will allow you to apply the NAEYC ethical code of conduct to your work advocating for children with disabilities and their families. As a future early childhood professional or administrator and as an advocate for children with special needs and their families, this will be an excellent opportunity to begin to be the voice for these children and families.
Assignment Details Points and Rubric
Directions
For this assignment, you will create a Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation that is appropriate to present to staff members at your early childhood center. Your goal is to apply advocacy practices on behalf of children with special needs and families in the context of the early care setting and community. Your presentation should include specific and detailed examples describing how early childhood administrators and professionals can help find community support and resources for diverse families.
You will create 7 slides to share your planned activities with families, staff, and community members while respecting the NAEYC code of ethical conduct.
You will use this addendum to the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct:
You will discuss how to apply the following ethical codes from this resource:
I-2.3 To advocate for the needs and rights of families in the program and the larger community.
I-2.4 To support families in their role as an advocate for their children and themselves.
Slide Content:
Slide 1: Title slide with the title of the presentation, your name, course information, and date.
Slide 2: Welcome and introduction slide on the role of an early childhood administrator as an advocate.
Slide 3: Discuss how to advocate for early identification and intervention and connect to the NAEYC code of ethics I-2.3 to advocate for the needs and rights of families in the program and the larger community.
Slide 4: Discuss the role of parents as advocates in early identification and intervention.
Slide 5: Describe how to engage parents as advocates for their child with a disability and connect to the NAEYC code of ethics I-2.4 to support families in their role as advocates for their children and themselves.
Slide 6: Conclusion slide with a summary of at least three resources in your community for parents of children with disabilities that encourages advocacy with contact information for the resource.
Slide 7: Reference slide with a minimum of three references from scholarly sources retrieved from the Purdue Global Library supporting the content covered in the presentation.
Be sure to complete the Unit 5 Learning Activity where there is information on advocating for children with disabilities and their families to prepare you for this assignment.
Writing Requirements and Assignment Guidelines
Your assignment should be 5 slides, not including the title and reference pages, and should include the following elements: Title, Body, and Reference.
Use Arial or Times New Roman in a readable format.
Use APA formatting and citation style with at least three references in the reference pate.
If you need assistance with APA Style, please visit the Purdue Global Writing Center.
Use of bullet points and speaker notes on each slide.
The assignment must be written in Standard English and demonstrate superior organization, including a highly developed viewpoint and purpose.
This assignment is worth 80 points and is due at the end of Unit 5. The rubric that will be used to grade your assignment is available through the link in Assignment Resources or the Assignment tab at the top of your Brightspace course.
Submitting Your Assignment
When you are ready to submit your assignment, select the Assignment tab at the top of the screen and choose the Unit 5 Assignment Dropbox to upload your completed assignment.
This assignment addresses the following unit learning outcomes:
Describe the role of early childhood administrators as advocates for young children.
Apply the NAEYC code of ethics in working with children with disabilities and their families.
Describe how early childhood administrators can build relationships with families of children with disabilities in early childhood programs.
Identify community resources and agencies that can provide support and assistance to families of children with disabilities.
This assignment assesses the following course outcome:
CE402-3: Demonstrate advocacy strategies to support children with disabilities and their families in the context of the early care settings and community.
It also assesses the following General Education Literacy Outcome:
GEL-7.2: Apply ethical reasoning to ethical issue(s).