This document contains information for an entire course on early childhood education (ECE 332). It includes assignments on preschool benefits, child development theories, developmental milestones, language and brain development, the importance of play, and a final project to design a classroom based on Piaget's stage theory. The course material covers topics such as nature vs nurture, conception to birth, gender development, and the influence of media and family on children's lives.

1. ECE 332 Entire Course (Ash Course)
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Benefits of Preschool. As an early childhood professional, you will often
be asked questions from parents and community members regarding the
benefits of sending their children to preschool. After reading Chapter 1
and drawing from your experience, discuss the benefits of a preschool
education
Theory and Behavior. After reading Chapters 1 and 2 select a Theorist
whose work most closely aligns with your thoughts regarding early
development. Describe the theorist’s work and discuss how their work
aligns with your own understanding and beliefs.
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ECE 332 Week 1 Assignment Theory Summary (Ash Course)
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2. Theory Summary. Using the concept summary in Chapter 2 of the
required text, fill in the blanks for each of the developmental theories in
the table provided. (This table can be accessed in the online course.)
Provide examples from your own experience or the textbook in the last
column. These examples can be written or can be an image, illustration,
or case scenario. In the last row, describe your ideal theory of child
development, combining the elements that you believe encapsulate your
own beliefs and experiences
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ECE 332 Week 1 DQ 1 Benefits of Preschool (Ash Course)
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Benefits of Preschool. As an early childhood professional, you will often
be asked questions from parents and community members regarding the
benefits of sending their children to preschool. After reading Chapter 1
and drawing from your experience, discuss the benefits of a preschool
education
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ECE 332 Week 1 DQ 2 Theory and Behavior (Ash Course)

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Theory and Behavior. After reading Chapters 1 and 2 select a Theorist
whose work most closely aligns with your thoughts regarding early
development. Describe the theorist’s work and discuss how their work
aligns with your own understanding and beliefs.
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ECE 332 Week 2 DQ 1 Nature vs. Nurture (Ash Course)
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Nature vs. Nurture. The debate concerning the influence of inherited
traits and abilities compared to the influence of environment on human
development has been argued for decades. The required reading this
week provides information on the extent of which human development
and behavior is the result of nature (heredity) and of nurture
(environmental influences).
In this discussion you will debate nature vs. nurture. Below is your
assigned debate grouping by the first letter of your last name:
a. A-M: Proponent of Nature

4. b. N-Z: Proponent of Nurture
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ECE 332 Week 2 DQ 2 Conception to Birth (Ash Course)
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Conception to Birth. There are three major stages from conception to
birth. They are the germinal stage (first two weeks following
conception); the embryonic stage (until the end of the eighth week); and
the fetal stage (until birth). Complete a table, like the one below, making
sure to identify the development that happens in each stage and how the
development is affected by outside influences, both positive and
negative. Finally, list your recommendations for the healthy
development of a child
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ECE 332 Week 2 Journal Point of View (Ash Course)
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5. Point of View. You are a parent of a child who has a serious peanut
allergy. You are meeting with your child’s new teacher to explain this
allergy and what specific needs your child has. Your goal for this
meeting is to ensure your child’s comfort and safety in the classroom by
communicating your expectations to the teacher.
For your journal entry, reflect on the following questions:
a. How do you expect your child to be treated not only by his teacher,
but by the rest of the school staff?
b. How would you want the school staff to talk with the other children
about your child’s specific needs and accommodations?
c. In addition to the teacher, who else should be involved in ensuring the
safety of your child?
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ECE 332 Week 3 Assignment Developmental Milestones (Ash
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Developmental Milestones. The purpose of this assignment is to
creatively demonstrate an understanding of infant developmental
milestones as they pertain to cognition, motor skills, sensation, and
perception. Using information from Chapter 5 of your text, write a short

6. story about a child’s journey from birth to age 1. This can be a fictional
child, or can be based on a real child. The story should be three to five
pages in addition to the title page and the reference page. Use at least
one reference in addition to your text. Your paper should also be
formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing
Center.
a. Describe the child’s sensory experiences at birth (e.g. sight, hearing,
movement).
b. Analyze how these senses develop and become more evolved? At the
age of 6 months, identify what this same child can hear, see, and do?
c. Describe what a day in this child’s life might look like by age 1.
Include pictures in your Word document or compose your story using
Storybird. Watch the video, Storybird Quick Tour, for assistance.
If you choose to create your story in Storybird, you may collaborate with
a partner in class by using the collaboration tool. Make sure to notify
your instructor of your collaboration and make sure both of you submit
your Storybird link in a Word document for grading. Include the
following developmental milestones in your
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ECE 332 Week 3 DQ 1 Early Language Development (Ash
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7. Early Language Development. Take a moment to watch the video, A
Place of Our Own: Early Academics – Part 1. After reading about early
language development in Chapter 5 of your text and watching the video,
describe a learning center that would promote early language
development. Your description must include the learning objective of
the center, the materials provided, and step-by-step instructions for
implementation of the activity. Make sure to include the specific areas of
language that the center targets, the approach you will be using to
introduce this center, and methods for assessing student’s development
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ECE 332 Week 3 DQ 2 Optimal Brain Development (Ash
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Optimal Brain Development. The human brain is highly dependent on
experiences for development. Discuss your role as a teacher or caregiver
in a child’s life in terms of promoting optimal brain development
through exposure to various experiences. Give three examples of
appropriate stimulation (activities) you can employ in the classroom or
daycarecenter to promote learning. How can you include activities
outside the classroom that will reinforce the learning? How can you
involve the parents and community resources (i.e., fieldtrips)? Lastly,

8. include information on a field trip you could take your class on in your
local area that would extend the learning that you included in one of
your sample activities. Relate experiences from your own schooling
such as field trips, community events, and activities that connected your
learning to both the community and your home.
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ECE 332 Week 4 DQ 1 Gender Development (Ash Course)
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Gender Development. Gender roles are the combination of attitudes,
behaviors, and personality characteristics that a culture considers
appropriate for an individual’s anatomical sex. Psychologists have
proposed a number of theories to explain gender typing (LeFrancois,
2012)
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ECE 332 Week 4 DQ 2 Brain Development (Ash Course)
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Brain Development. Brain-based education suggests that physical
exercise is important for brain development. Research has shown that in
addition to physical exercise, other activities focus on stimulating the
social development and intellectual development of young children.
Gerry, who is still incapable of jumping with both feet, may not be
invited to join in a game of jump rope. This is an example of how a
child’s individual characteristics (motor skills in this case) can affect
context (social environment) and influence development (LeFrancois,
2012).
Reflect back on your own development as a child, or on the development
of a child you know, and provide an example of how individual
characteristics affected development. Using the text and other scholarly
resources, provide some suggested activities or strategies that would
provide the necessary support to enhance the affected development. For
example, Gerry’s teacher notices she is being excluded from the game of
jump rope and intervenes by showing Gerry how to twirl the rope. Gerry
is now included socially, despite her delayed motor development.
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ECE 332 Week 5 DQ 1 The Importance of Play (Ash Course)
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10. The Importance of Play. Children learn as they play and, while playing,
they learn how to learn. Take a moment to read the article “The
Importance of Play – Activities for Children.” Then, think about the
childhood games that you played. Share your favorite playtime activity
with your classmates and explain why it was your favorite. Describe
what you learned from your play and how it enhanced your development
as a child. Using your own experience with play and the information in
the reading, also describe five takeaways from each article that you will
use to support play and enhance the development of children under your
supervision.
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ECE 332 Week 5 DQ 2 Life (Ash Course)
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Life. Life as we know it will change for the next generation, and those
changes must be accounted for in child development. Today, television
and media, the changing nuclear family, and new parenting styles play a
large part in the life of a child. Research tells us that viewing violent
television programs or playing violence-themed games contributes to
increased aggressiveness in children. We also know that the break-up of
the nuclear family and “super-parenting” can have detrimental effects on
a child’s emotional and social development. It may sound difficult, but
as a caregiver, you will need to find the positive influences that can

11. enhance development and learning in all situations. Explain what you
can do to help prevent the negative influences of media, parenting, and
the nuclear family, and ensure their positive influence on child growth
and development. Share your own beliefs about these three areas, and
how you will avoid any personal bias in your approach.
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ECE 332 Week 5 Final Paper (Ash Course)
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For the Final Project, you will demonstrate your understanding of the
material in this course by developing a classroom plan for either an
infant/toddler childcare facility or for a preschool classroom, based on
Piaget’s Stage Theory. For this project, include:
a. Summarize Piaget’s Stage Theory in your own words.
b. Identify and describe the developmental characteristics of the selected
age group.
c. Design and describe the physical layout of facility or classroom that
aligns with Piaget’s Stage Theory. Use evidence from the text or other
scholarly resources when describing your layout. (You may use a
software application that provides graphic layouts like Classroom
Architect, or create your layout in a word document.)

12. d. Create one activity for each developmental domain. Make sure to
include a detailed description with a step-by-step procedure that includes
required materials (i.e. clay, puzzles, etc.). Discuss how each of these
activities maximizes development and align to Piaget’s Stage Theory.
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