The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your knowledge of mental and emotional wellness and how to support these skills in children as an early childhood educator.
Pretend the local news is doing a story to determine how mental and emotional health contributes to child wellness. They have asked to interview you for your expertise on the topic.
The news correspondent will ask you the following questions:
How does mental and emotional health contribute to children’s wellness? (Provide 3 or more details from the content of the lesson to support your position)
How would you know if your child's mental and emotional states are healthy? (Include 5 signs of healthy or unhealthy development)
How can you support children’s mental and emotional health? (Include three specific strategies)
The assignment must answer each question in detail using supporting content/examples from the lesson.
Review the Lesson 6 Critical Thinking rubric(opens in a new tab) prior to submitting this assignment.
https://mhanational.org/what-every-child-needs-good-mental-health#:~:text=Good%20mental%20health%20allows%20children,healthy%20emotional%20outlook%20on%20life.
Tips for Child Care Providers to Communicate with Parents Their Concerns about a Child's Development
https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/mental-health/prevention-and-wellness-promotion/supporting-childrens-mental-health-tips-for-parents-and-educators
https://www.cdc.gov/childrensmentalhealth/features/child-mental-health.html#mentaldisorders
EED215 V6 Lesson 6 Critical Thinking Assignment Rubric (25 pts.)
Criteria Emerging (3 pts. each)
Proficient (4 pts. each)
Accomplished (5 pts. each)
Wellness: The response includes a thorough explanation of how mental and emotional health contribute to wellness.
The response contains a brief explanation of how mental and emotional health contributes to wellness but does not include any support/examples from the course content to support the position.
The response contains a competent explanation of how mental and emotional health contributes to wellness and includes one to two details from the content of the lesson to support the position.
The response contains a
comprehensive explanation
of how mental and emotional
health contributes to
wellness and includes three
or more details from the
content of the lesson to
support the position.
Signs of Development: The response includes indicators of healthy mental and emotional states or red flags to identify concerns.
The response demonstrates a vague understanding and includes one to three signs of healthy or unhealthy development.
The response demonstrates a proficient understanding and includes three to five signs of healthy or unhealthy development.
The response demonstrates
an expert understanding and
includes more than five signs
of healthy or unhealthy
development.
Strategies: The response identifies strategies to support mental and emotional health.
The response identifies one strategy to support mental and emotional health.
The response identifies two strategies to support mental and emotional health.
The response identifies three strategies to support mental and emotional health.
Critical Thinking: The response demonstrates critical thinking skills.
The response analyzes some
key information presented in
the lesson.
The response analyzes key
information presented in the
lesson competently.
The response analyzes key
information presented in the
lesson precisely.
Writing and organization The response does not
present a unified purpose
and is confusing or vague.
The response contains a
purpose but one that is not
consistently clear or obvious.
The response maintains a
clear and obvious purpose.
Total Possible Points Emerging (15 pts.)
Proficient (20 pts.)
Accomplished (25 pts.)