PSYCHOLOGY 134A/D: Applied Developmental Psychology

“Widening Our Lens” - Assignment Description - 30 pts.In order to build relationships with children, families and other staff, early childhood educators need to beable to articulate child development research while also embracing and encouraging an understanding ofculture and individual belief systems.Topic Statement ExamplesSleeping Practices Thumb-sucking and pacifiers Eating/Feeding PracticesImmunizations Television Toileting PracticesDiscipline Celebrating Holidays at Preschool Other topics?Midterm Paper and PresentationYou and your partner will be assigned a topic by the 2 nd week of class. Working with your partner, youwill need to develop a presentation approach which allows examination of the topic from differing pointsof view.Suggested Research Resources and ReferencesCitations must come from peer-research journals or text. Citations must not be from theWikapedia or from the popular press (e.g.,magazines found in bookstores). Please utilizejournals such as:§ Child Development§ Young Children§ Journal of Research in Childhood Education§ Childhood Education§ Early Education and Development§ Early Child Development and Care§ Child Study Journal§ Early Childhood Research Quarterly§ Journal of Early Intervention§ Developmental Psychology§ Review of Research in Education§ Family Relations§ Journal of Social PolicyClass TextsGonzalez-Mena – Chapter 14 – Entire Chapter and then the end sections of Chapters 2, 3 and 4DAP – Statement of Position pp. 8 – 52 DAP: Part 1 and Part 2OnlineNational Association for the Education of Young Children – www.naeyc.orgProgram for Infant Toddler Caregivers – www.pitc.orgZero to Three – www.zerotothree.org4