The purpose of this assignment is to assess your analysis and application of the concepts and content of Lessons 1 – 4. In these lessons you studied wellness, infectious diseases, health screenings and assessments, promoting safe practices through effective classroom management, and child abuse and neglect. For this Signature Assignment, you will reflect on what you learned in Lessons 1- 4 and how you can use this information to promote safety and wellness for young children. The Signature Assignment has three components:
- Visit a family child care setting, child care center, or preschool classroom. Write a report of your visit. In the report include:
- The type of site (family child care, child care center, a preschool classroom, etc.), the number of children and teachers at the site, and the time and length of your visit
- Best practice supervision strategies used during arrival, departure, and transition times that enhance safety
- A description of the routines and schedules at the site
- A description of how the teachers created a safe indoor and outdoor environment to minimize risks, hazards, and unintentional injuries
- A description of how the teachers partner with families and the community to promote children's safety and wellness
- Precautions used at the site to prevent the spread of infectious diseases
- Reflect on your visit and identify practices you observed that were in conflict with what you studied in Lessons 1 – 4. Based on your reflection, identify each concern and offer an appropriate best practice to remediate the concern.
- Your state and local community's prevention requirements including the following:
- the pre-employment health assessments required for child care and/or preschool teachers
- your state's immunizations exemptions
- incidence and prevalence of child abuse and neglect in students community
- Your state and local community's requirements for reporting abuse and neglect, including the following:
- your state's reporting requirements for suspected child abuse or neglect
- resources and services available for children and families who are victims of abuse and neglect
- The Signature Assignment should be written in 950 – 1000 words.
EED 215 Lesson 4 Rubric (100 points) Signature Assignment
Criteria Emerging
(4 points each) Proficient
(7 points each) Accomplished
(10 points each) Visit Requirements Response is missing or does not
identify the student visited a family child care, child care or preschool classroom and/or number of children and teachers at the site and the time and length of your visit.
Response identifies the student visited a site; however, the student does not identify the number of children and teachers at the site and the time and length of the visit.
Response identifies the student visited a site and the number of children and teachers at the site and the time and length of the visit.
Best Practices Response is missing or does not include items a – c.
A description of (a) best practice supervision strategies used during arrival, departure and transition times that enhance safety; (b) the routines and schedules at the site; and (c) how the teachers created safe indoor and outdoor environment to minimize risks, hazards and unintentional injuries.
Response includes some of items a – c.
A description of (a) best practice supervision strategies used during arrival, departure and transition times that enhance safety; (b) the routines and schedules at the site; and (c) how the teachers created safe indoor and outdoor environment to minimize risks, hazards and unintentional injuries.
Response includes all of items a – c.
A description of (a) best practice supervision strategies used during arrival, departure and transition times that enhance safety; (b) the routines and schedules at the site; and (c) how the teachers created safe indoor and outdoor environment to minimize risks, hazards and unintentional injuries.
Partnership and Health Screening Descriptions
Response is missing or does not include a description of how the teachers partner with families and the community to promote children’s safety and wellness; and the health evaluation and screening instruments administered at the site.
Response includes a description of how the teachers partner with families and the community to promote children’s safety and wellness; or the health evaluation and screening instruments administered at the site.
Response includes a both description of how the teachers partner with families and the community to promote children’s safety and wellness; and the health evaluation and screening instruments administered at the site.
Health History Documentation The response is missing or does not include a description of how each child’s health history documented and used in planning services for the child; and the precautions used at the site to prevent the spread of infectious disease.
The response includes either a description of how each child’s health history documented and used in planning services for the child; or the precautions used at the site to prevent the spread of infectious disease.
The response includes both a description of how each child’s health history documented and used in planning services for the child; and the precautions used at the site to prevent the spread of infectious disease.
Lesson Content Reflection The response is missing or does not identify practices observed that are in conflict with the Lessons 1 – 4 content.
The response is does not identify practices observed that are in conflict with the Lessons 1 – 4 content and/or does not identify an appropriate best practice to remediate the concern.
The response identifies practices observed that are in conflict with the Lessons 1 – 4 content and identifies an appropriate best practice to remediate the concern.
State and Community Prevention Requirements
Response is missing or does not identify items a – c.
The report includes the student’s state and local community’s requirements for preventing infectious disease and reporting abuse and neglect. Include the following: (a) the pre- employment health assessments required for child care and/or preschool teachers; (b) the state’s vaccine exemptions; (c). incidence and prevalence of child abuse and neglect in the student’s community.
Response identifies some but not all of items a – c.
The report includes the student’s state and local community’s requirements for preventing infectious disease and reporting abuse and neglect. Include the following: (a) the pre- employment health assessments required for child care and/or preschool teachers; (b) the state’s vaccine exemptions; (c). incidence and prevalence of child abuse and neglect in the student’s community.
Response identifies all items all of items a – c.
The report includes the student’s state and local community’s requirements for preventing infectious disease and reporting abuse and neglect. Include the following: (a) the pre- employment health assessments required for child care and/or preschool teachers; (b) the state’s vaccine exemptions; (c). incidence and prevalence of child abuse and neglect in the student’s community.
State and community reporting requirements
Response is missing or does not identify items d – f.
The report includes the student’s state and local community’s requirements for (d) reporting requirements for suspected abuse or neglect; (e) resources and services that are available to support children who are victims of abuse and neglect.
Response identifies some but not all of items a – c.
The report includes the student’s state and local community’s requirements for (d) reporting requirements for suspected abuse or neglect; (e) resources and services that are available to support children who are victims of abuse and neglect.
Response identifies all items all of items d – j.
The report includes the student’s state and local community’s requirements for (d) reporting requirements for suspected abuse or neglect; (e) resources and services that are available to support children who are victims of abuse and neglect.
Assignment Length
The Signature Assignment is less than 800 words.
The Signature Assignment is more than 800 – 949 words.
The Signature Assignment is 950 – 100 words.
Writing (Grammar and Mechanics)
Writing exhibits multiple errors: spelling, punctuation, citations, etc.
Writing exhibits few if any errors: spelling, punctuation, citations, etc.
Writing does not exhibit any errors.
Writing (Language) Language and/or vocabulary is inadequate or unclear; nonstandard diction is used or inconsistent voice and tone is used.
Language and/or vocabulary is adequate and clear most of the time. Tone and voice are mostly consistent.
Language and vocabulary are effective and tone and voice are consistent.
Total Possible Points Emerging (40 points)
Proficient (70 points)
Accomplished (100 points)