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This assignment is Final Research Project for (Social Development)

Infant & Toddler Development

Directions for use:

The objective of this research assignment is to demonstrate your understanding of the relationship between child development, curriculum planning, and early childhood programming.

You will independently select a topic of interest discussed within the course and will conduct further research into the topic to share with your peers.

The final project will consist of a paper and a presentation and should be based on your investigations of a combination of research and practitioner oriented articles.

Your research paper should include the following elements:

1. A comprehensive description of your topic that includes its ties to:

• Developmental Theory

• Stages of development from birth to 3 years of age (36 months)

• Connections to information from the course (textbook, PowerPoints, videos, and other assignments)

• Relationships

2. Implications of your topic on:

• Teaching Practices (DAP)

• Curriculum (DAP)

• Program Planning.

3. Ties to future practice:

• What new information did you learn from your research?

• What information due you feel is important for teachers to know about your topic related to your research?

• How does the information from your research tie development, relationships, and programming together?

Structural Requirements:

1. Papers should be a minimum of 3-4 pages long, double-spaced, use a 12 pt. font, and be in APA format.

2. Include a detailed description of your topic, connections to prior course material, and connect your topic to the areas of DAP teaching practices(this means write examples I see at the daycare that I'm doing my practice.), relationships, and quality childcare programming.

3. All sources must be properly cited using APA format both in the text and in a works cited section so that readers can find and evaluate your sources.

4. Your papers should include a minimum of5 different published sources, two of which must be from scholarly peer-reviewed books or journal articles.

5. Papers should be well-written, spell-checked, proof-read, and concise.