Overview
Your Written Response Assessment consists of 9 items focusing on the core considerations in developmentally appropriate practice; the principles of child development and learning that inform practice; the guidelines for developmentally appropriate practice; and effective family engagement principles.
Submission Length: 9 prompts with responses ranging from 1-3 paragraphs in length
Professional Skill: Written Communication and Information Literacy are assessed in this Competency.
Access the following to complete this Assessment:
- Written Response Submission Form (with Rubric)
For this Written Response Assessment, you will respond to a series of prompts about developmentally appropriate practice.
This Assessment requires submission of one document: a completed Written Response Submission Form. Save this file as QP3001_ firstinitial_lastname (for example, QP3001_J_Smith).
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Instructions
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QP3001: Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Analyze how the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) “Principles of Developmentally Appropriate Practice” and effective family engagement principles inform quality programs and family partnerships.
Your Name: First and last
Your E-Mail Address: Your e-mail here
Instructions
Write your responses where it reads “Enter your response here.” Write as much as needed to satisfy the requirements indicated. Each item contains the Rubric, which will be used to evaluate your responses.
At the end of the template, you will list the references you used to support your responses.
Item 1
You are excited to be interviewing for the position of Associate Director at the early childhood education center where you work. The first question you are asked in the interview is: Based on the three NAEYC Core Considerations in Developmentally Appropriate Practice, explain what early childhood practitioners should take into account when making decisions about working with young children? (2–3 paragraphs)
Your Response
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Topic 1: Core Considerations and Principles of Child Development and Learning That Inform Practice |
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Based on the three NAEYC “Core Considerations in Developmentally Appropriate Practice,” explain what early childhood practitioners should take into account when making decisions about working with young children. LO1: Explain what early childhood practitioners should take into account when making decisions about working with young children based on NAEYC’s Core Considerations in Developmentally Appropriate Practice. |
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Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete. |
Response is clear, accurate, and complete. |
Item 2
Scenario:
The mission of The Growing Place Child Development Center ensures that all infant/toddler staff understand the integral role of relationships and attachment in healthy development. Young children are placed in groups with the same primary caregivers, as much as possible, throughout the time they are enrolled at the center. Rather than evaluate children only in specific areas of development, staff are encouraged to share examples with family members of how children are growing and learning in each of the developmental domains while also sharing with families the general knowledge of the developmental continuum. This information forms the basis for designing learning experiences and frames staff interactions with children. When a family member expresses concern that his/her child is not progressing as quickly as other children, staff take time to explain who the child is as an individual with respect for his or her unique strengths and challenges.
Analyze, using examples, how four of the NAEYC Principles of Child Development and Learning are informing the practice at The Growing Place. (2–3 paragraphs)
Your Response
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Topic 1: Core Considerations and Principles of Child Development and Learning That Inform Practice |
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Analyze, using examples, how four of the NAEYC Principles of Child Development and Learning are informing the practice at The Growing Place. LO2: Analyze how “NAEYC Principles of Child Development and Learning” inform effective practice. |
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Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete. |
Response is clear, accurate, and complete. |
Item 3
At the Marina Head Start, the preschool staff has been focusing on making sure their program truly represents child-centered practice. Their director has asked everyone to review the “ NAEYC Principles of Child Development and Learning That Inform Practice“ and come to the meeting with thoughts to share about how these principles inform child-centered practice.
Analyze how three of the “ NAEYC Principles of Child Development and Learning That Inform Practice” can be applied to improve child-centered practice. (2-3 paragraphs)
Your Response
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Analyze how three of the “ NAEYC Principles of Child Development and Learning That Inform Practice” can be applied to improve child-centered practice. LO3: Analyze how the “NAEYC Principles of Child Development and Learning That Inform Practice” can improve child-centered practice. |
Response is missing. |
Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete. |
Response is clear, accurate, and complete. |
Item 4
Explain two components of culturally responsive teaching practices, including why these practices are essential to fostering positive child and family outcomes. (1–2 paragraphs)
Your Response
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Explain two components of culturally responsive teaching practices, including why these practices are essential to fostering positive child and family outcomes. LO4: Explain components of culturally responsive teaching practices and why they are essential to fostering positive child and family outcomes. |
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Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete. |
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Item 5
Explain at least two components of individually responsive practice and how these components foster healthy child development and learning. (1–2 paragraphs)
Your Response
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Explain at least two components of individually responsive practice and how these components foster healthy child development and learning. LO5: Explain how components of individually responsive practice foster healthy child development and learning. |
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LO6: Analyze how specific components of individually responsive practice fosters healthy child development and learning. |
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Item 6
You have just been hired to be the director of a new early childhood center and will be meeting with a few families and staff members to talk about the values and goals of the program. Before you meet, you want to gather your thoughts about your program philosophy, which is based on two guidelines from the NAEYC Guidelines for Developmentally Appropriate Practice: “Creating a Caring Community of Learners” and “Teaching to Enhance Development and Learning.” Explain these guidelines so that staff and family not only understand what they mean to program philosophy but can also visualize them in practice. (2–3 paragraphs)
Your Response
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Topic 2: Guidelines for Developmentally Appropriate Practice |
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Explain these guidelines so that staff and family not only understand what they mean to program philosophy but can also visualize them in practice. LO1: Explain how the NAEYC Guidelines for Developmentally Appropriate Practice: “Creating a Caring Community of Learners” and “Teaching to Enhance Development and Learning” can inform program philosophy and effective practice. |
Response is missing. |
Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete. |
Response is clear, accurate, and complete. |
Item 7
Analyze at least three ways the NAEYC Guidelines for Developmentally Appropriate Practice: “Planning Curriculum to Achieve Important Goals” and “Assessing Children’s Development and Learning” will inform not only the day-to-day practice in your program but also professional development for your staff. (2–3 paragraphs)
Your Response
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Topic 2: Guidelines for Developmentally Appropriate Practice |
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Analyze at least three ways the NAEYC Guidelines for Developmentally Appropriate Practice: “Planning Curriculum to Achieve Important Goals” and “Assessing Children’s Development and Learning” will inform your practice, program, and professional development for your staff. LO2: Analyze how the NAEYC Guidelines for Developmentally Appropriate Practice: “Planning Curriculum to Achieve Important Goals” and “Assessing Children’s Development and Learning” can inform effective day-to-day practice and staff professional development. |
Response is missing. |
Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete. |
Response is clear, accurate, and complete. |
Item 8
In your former director job, staff sometimes protested when you wanted to involve families in the program. They felt strongly that their program was theirs, and the teachers knew what was best for the children. In your current role as the director of a new center, you have the opportunity to involve families from the beginning. Analyze three ways the NAEYC Guideline for Developmentally Appropriate Practice: “Establishing Reciprocal Relationships With Families” will inform the way you interact, beginning with this first meeting, with family and staff members in order to promote respectful, reciprocal relationships. (2–3 paragraphs)
Your Response
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Topic 2: Guidelines for Developmentally Appropriate Practice |
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Analyze three ways the NAEYC Guidelines for Developmentally Appropriate Practice: “Establishing Reciprocal Relationships With Families” will inform the way you interact with family and staff members in order to promote respectful, reciprocal relationships. LO3: Analyze how the NAEYC Guideline for Developmentally Appropriate Practice: “Establishing Reciprocal Relationships With Families” can promote respectful, reciprocal relationships between staff and families. |
Response is missing. |
Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete. |
Response is clear, accurate, and complete. |
For Item 9, imagine you are the director of New Pathways, an infant through third grade development and learning center, which is committed to improving family engagement.
Item 9
Because your program is committed to family engagement, you have decided to incorporate the NAEYC’s Principles of Effective Practice: Family Engagement into your policy and practice. Select two principles that you believe will improve effective family engagement and then explain at least two specific practices that evidence that these principles are being applied. (1–2 paragraphs)
Your Response
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Topic 3: Effective Practices Supporting Family Engagement |
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Select two principles that you believe will improve effective family engagement and then explain at least two specific practices that evidence that these principles are being applied. LO1: Analyze principles and practices of effective family engagement. |
Response is missing. |
Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete. |
Response is clear, accurate, and complete. |
References
Provide a citation for each resource you used to write your response to this Assessment. A sample citation is provided below:
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8 [Position statement]. Retrieved from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSDAP.pdf
Professional Skill Assessment
In this Competency Assessment, you will be assessed on the following Professional Skills: Written Communication and Information Literacy. These skills count toward your achievement of the Competency and the Professional Skills.
Professional Skills Rubric
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Written Communication: Write with clarity, coherence, and purpose. |
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