ECS 570 Full Course Assignments GCU

ECS 570 Full Course Assignments GCU

ECS 570 Topic 1 Developmental Milestones Brochure

ECS 570 Topic 2 Speech Development Graphic Organizer

Create a graphic organizer to share with families and colleagues that illustrates the typical and atypical patterns of speech and language development in children ages 4-8 years.

The graphic organizer should:

• Describe typical and atypical patterns of speech and language development.
• Show which sounds are appropriate at each age from ages 4-8 years.
• Include how speech affects literacy.
• Include an educational activity or exercise that could be used at home to foster the development of those sounds at each age from ages 4-8.
• Additional local/community resources for families to support speech and language development.

Support your information with 3-5 scholarly resources.

Include a 250-350 word description of how you would present this graphic organizer to your general education colleagues.

Submit your graphic organizer and description as one deliverable.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

 

ECS 570 Topic 3 Phoneme /k/ Lesson Plan

Design a whole group lesson on the phoneme /k/ appropriate for “Class Profile” kindergarten students using the “COE Lesson Plan Template.” The lesson should focus on reading aloud basic sight words beginning with the phoneme /k/ and include differentiation for language development and communication skills of individuals with exceptionalities for students who have IEPs in the “Class Profile.”

In addition, compose a 250-350 word reflection, rationalizing your differentiation strategies based on the “Class Profile” students.

Support your rationale with 2-3 scholarly resources.

Submit both the lesson plan and summary as one submission.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the exceptions for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

 

ECS 570 Topic 4 Assistive Technology Essay

There are a variety of assistive technologies (AT) available for early childhood teachers to incorporate into instruction for students with learning disabilities.

For this assignment, choose an assistive technology device that can be used to support the development of language, literacy or communication skills in either an early childhood inclusive preschool setting, or a K-3 inclusive classroom. In a 750-1,000 word essay:

1. Include a description of the setting you have selected.
2. Include a picture or illustration of the AT device you have chosen.
3. Describe the device and its uses.
4. Explain how it is beneficial to children with development delays.
5. Describe how you could implement the device in your classroom.
6. Reflect on the challenges of implementing assistive technologies in the classroom. Consider how you will seek resources or assistance in learning the device and how to best use it to help the students be successful in their learning environment.

Support your essay with 3-5 scholarly resources.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the exceptions for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

 

ECS 570 Topic 5 Benchmark – Literacy Beyond the Classroom

For this assignment, you will use the knowledge you have gained in this course to create a digital presentation describing five at-home activities for developing language, literacy, and communication skills that are appropriate for children described in the provided “1st grade Class Profile.”

Design a 10-15 slide digital presentation to show to parents that explains five at-home activities that can be used to develop language, literacy, and communication skills, based on the ELA standards, for their child. Your presentation should include a title slide, references slide, detailed speaker’s notes, and include the following:

1. Title and brief description of each activity. Each activity should be developmentally appropriate and engaging.  Include two activities to develop reading skills, two for writing skills, and one for speaking skills. Include 1-2 adaptations for children who may be struggling in each area, as well as 1-2 adaptations for those who are above grade level, based on data from the “Class Profile.”
2. The activities should teach cross-disciplinary knowledge and skills such as critical thinking and problem solving.
3. A research-based explanation of how each activity will benefit the children, relating it back to the data provided in the “Class Profile.”
4. Ways that each activity can be remediated for students with development delays, as well as how it can be enriched for gifted students, based on the needs of students outlined in the “Class Profile.”
5. A closing slide summarizing key points in your presentation.

Although you will be making instructional choices based on data from the “Class Profile,” remember not to call out individual children or use children’s names in this parent presentation.

Support your information with 3-5 scholarly resources.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Program competencies and national standards assessed in the benchmark assignment:

COE 2.5: Use strategies to enhance language development and communication skills of individuals with exceptionalities. [CEC 5.4; InTASC 2(e)]

COE 3.7: Use data to select, develop, and adapt learning experiences for individuals with exceptionalities that are reflective of their abilities, interests, and cultural, and linguistic factors. [CEC 5.1; InTASC 1(b), 7(b)]

COE 3.8: Use augmentative and alternative communication systems and a variety of assistive technologies to support the communication and learning of individuals with exceptionalities. [CEC 5.3; InTASC 3(h), 8(h); ISTE 1d]

COE 3.10: Teach cross-disciplinary knowledge and skills such as critical thinking and problem solving to individuals with exceptionalities. [CEC 5.7; InTASC 5(a), 7(h)]

 

ECS 570 Topic 6 Effects of Oral Language

Oral language forms the foundation of reading comprehension and affects our understanding of the symbol systems that are used for reading and writing. Teachers have opportunities to promote reading and writing through various activities that involve oral language such as group activities that engage students in conversations about what they read and write.

Review the following case study to inform the assignment below:

Student: Raymond

Age: 6.1

Grade: K

Raymond is having difficulty mastering basic reading skills and his teacher is concerned. Most of the students are able to rhyme CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words. However, Raymond is having difficulty identifying rhyming words. He can match all upper and lower case letters and can identify all upper case letters. Raymond has trouble with lower case letters, he mixes up /b/ and /d/, /g/ and /j/, /m/ and /n/, and /p/ and /q/.

His teacher is also concerned about Raymond’s comprehension skills. He enjoys listening to stories and is able to identify the characters and setting of the story. He is able to identify what happened at the beginning and at the end of the story, but has difficulty sequencing the middle of a story.

His teacher has spoken with his parents about the possible need for additional support and his parents have agreed to help at home with any activity the teacher sends home. The following are goals for Raymond to achieve:

• Given a list of CVC words, Raymond will match the rhyming words.
• Given a CVC word, Raymond will produce rhyming words.
• Identify lower case letters.
• After listening to a story, Raymond will identify the main ideas.
• After listening to a story, Raymond will sequence three or four events.

Case scenario used with permission from The Iris Center.

http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/wp-content/uploads/pdf_case_studies/ics_earrd.pdf

In a 500-750 word essay, describe the effect of oral language on decoding, reading comprehension, and written expression.  In addition, describe communicative strategies that teachers can use to improve Raymond’s reading and written expression skills. Your essay should include:

• A discussion with examples about how oral language affects decoding, reading comprehension, and written expression.
• Describe at least two communicative strategies that can be used to develop Raymond’s reading skills. Explain how these strategies improve decoding and comprehension.
• Describe at least two communicative strategies that can be used to develop Raymond’s written expression skills. Explain how these strategies improve the quality of writing samples.
• At least two examples of assistive technology that could be used to support the development of Raymond’s reading and writing skills.

Include at least three scholarly sources to support your essay.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.