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EL3006: Technology, Early Literacy, and Young Children: Analyze issues and strategies related to appropriate use of technology to promote literacy learning in young children.
Assessment Rubric
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1 Needs Improvement
2 Meets Expectations
Topic 1: Research and Position Statements on Technology for Young Children
Write a brief welcome statement that explains the purpose of the website and how early childhood professionals can support families of young children in understanding connections between technology and early literacy development. LO1: Explain the purpose of a website for families on technology and young children.
Response is missing.
Response is a vague, incomplete, inaccurate, and/or illogical explanation of the purpose of a website for families on technology, early literacy, and young children.
Response clearly, completely, accurately, and logically explains the purpose of a website for families on technology, early literacy, and young children.
LO2: Explain how early childhood professionals can support families of young children in understanding connections between technology and early literacy development.
Response is missing.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, illogical, and/or incomplete explanation of the role of how early childhood professionals can support families of young children in understanding connections between technology and early literacy development.
Response is a clear, accurate, logical, and complete explanation of how early childhood professionals can support families of young children in understanding connections between technology and early literacy development.
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Analyze research on technology and young children, with an emphasis on how technology can impact early literacy development, for research findings of particular relevance to families of young children; then briefly explain five points from research on using technology with young children to foster early literacy; cite your sources. LO3: Explain research findings on using technology with young children to foster early literacy.
Response is missing.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, illogical, and/or incomplete explanation of research findings on using technology with young children to foster early literacy. .
Response is a clear, accurate, logical, and complete explanation for families of research findings on using technology with young children to foster early literacy.
Analyze research on technology and young children for benefits and cautions of particular relevance to families of young children; then explain at least one benefit and one caution for
Response is missing.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, illogical, and/or incomplete explanation of research-based benefits and cautions related to using technology to foster early literacy development.
Response is a clear, accurate, logical, and complete explanation of research-based benefits and cautions related to using technology to foster early literacy development.
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families to keep in mind about using technology to support early literacy development; cite your sources.
LO4: Explain research-based benefits and cautions related to using technology to foster early literacy development.
Analyze research and other expert views on recommended “screen” time and recommended types of devices and media appropriate for young children by age that would be relevant to families of young children; then explain recommended guidelines for screen time, devices, and media appropriate for each group of young children: Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers,
Response is missing.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, illogical, and/or incomplete explanation of recommended guidelines for screen time, devices, and media for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, and primary-grades children.
Response is a clear, accurate, logical, and complete explanation of recommended guidelines for screen time, devices, and media for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, and primary-grades children.
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Kindergartners, First/Second/Third Graders; cite your sources. LO5: Explain recommended guidelines for screen time, devices, and media for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, and primary-grades children.
Topic 2: Using Technology to Support Early Literacy Development
Analyze developmentally appropriate practices, strategies, and activities for using technology to foster early literacy development to identify recommended approaches for families to replicate at home; then explain two developmentally appropriate ideas or activities for using technology at home to support early literacy development in each
Response is missing.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, illogical, and/or incomplete explanation of developmentally appropriate ideas and activities for using technology to support early literacy development in infants, toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, and primary-grades children.
Response is a clear, accurate, logical, and complete explanation of developmentally appropriate ideas and activities for using technology to support early literacy development in infants, toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, and primary-grades children.
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of the following age groups: Infants and Toddlers, Preschoolers, Kindergartners, First/Second/Third Graders. LO1: Explain developmentally appropriate ideas and activities for using technology to support early literacy development in young children.
Explain four guidelines for selecting developmentally appropriate apps for young children.
LO2: Explain guidelines for selecting developmentally appropriate apps for young children.
Response is missing.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, illogical, and/or incomplete explanation of guidelines for selecting developmentally appropriate apps for young children.
Response is a clear, accurate, logical, and complete explanation of guidelines for selecting developmentally appropriate apps for young children.
Recommend three apps that focus on early literacy, and explain how each can be used to promote early literacy and for
Response is missing.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, illogical, and/or incomplete explanation of how developmentally appropriate apps promote early literacy in young children.
Response is a clear, accurate, logical, and complete explanation of how developmentally appropriate apps promote early literacy in young children.
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what ages.
LO3: Explain how developmentally appropriate apps promote early literacy in young children.
Professional Skill Assessment In this Competency Assessment, you will be assessed on the following Professional Skills: Inquiry and Analysis and Engaging Multiple Social and Cultural Perspectives. These skills count toward your achievement of the Competency and the Professional Skills.
Inquiry and Analysis: Apply strategies to identify, frame, and evaluate issues and problems.
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1 Needs Improvement
2 Meets Expectations
LO2: Use a logical organizing principle to identify the key parts or elements of a problem or question in a selected field of study.
Elements or parts of the problem or question are not presented.
Elements or parts of the
problem or question are
presented in a disorganized
manner.
Elements or parts of the problem
or question are presented in an
organized manner.
Engaging Multiple Social and Cultural Perspectives: Apply strategies to develop intellectual flexibility and broad
knowledge that enables perception of the world through perspectives of diverse social and cultural
perspectives.
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Not Present
1
Needs Improvement
2
Meets Expectations
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LO2: Recognize how
knowledge from different
cultural and social
perspectives might affect
interpretations of issues
in society.
Recognition is not
present.
Response demonstrates a vague understanding of how different cultural and social perspectives might affect interpretations of issues.
Response demonstrates a clear understanding of how different cultural and social perspectives might affect interpretations of issues.
Mastery Rubric In order to achieve mastery of this Competency, you must achieve a “2” on every rubric row in addition to meeting the additional expectation indicated in the Mastery Rubric.
MASTERY RUBRIC
Exceeds Expectations: In-Depth Analysis
LO1: Draw from multiple, relevant sources to analyze research and recommended practices for using technology to support early literacy development, with the goal of supporting families in using technology with young children.
The Technology, Early Literacy & Young Children website for families evidences in-depth analysis of multiple, relevant sources to demonstrate a thorough understanding of issues and strategies related to appropriate use of technology to promote literacy learning, including research findings, benefits and cautions, screen time/device/media guidelines by age, recommended activities by age and apps, with the goal of supporting families of young children.
Yes
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