Developmental Milestone: Birth to Kindergarten.

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Read the scenario below to inform the assignment: ·       You are working in an early childhood program at your local daycare. One day you are approached by a mother who has a 6-month-old baby girl named Kaylee. The mother is concerned that she does not know how and when her baby should be developing. She is seeking your advice about developmental milestones that her child should experience from now until entering kindergarten and what she can do to assist her baby in reaching these milestones in the areas of nutrition, health, and safety. Write a 755-word narrative informing the mother of the different developmental milestones, including brain development, which her child should go through from ages 6 months to 5 years. Include guidance on how she can promote development successfully, especially focusing on the areas of nutrition, health, and safety. In addition, include 7 resources for the mother that depict both typical and atypical development and help to explain how nutrition, health, and safety can promote healthy brain development, for future reference. APA format is required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be 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 expectations for successful completion. This assignment uses a rubric.  Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. Plz follow this Rubric below. Developmental Milestones Script  [CEC 1.2; NAEYC 1a; InTASC 1(d)] 50.0% Not addressed. Script ineffectively or inappropriately informs of the different developmental milestones from age 6 months to 5 years, including poor guidance on how to promote development. Script broadly informs of the different developmental milestones from age 6 months to 5 years and includes incomplete guidance on how to promote development successfully, especially focusing on nutrition, health, and safety. Script effectively informs of the different developmental milestones from age 6 months to 5 years, including advanced guidance on how to promote development successfully, especially focusing on nutrition, health, and safety. Script thoroughly informs of the different developmental milestones from age 6 months to 5 years and includes insightful guidance on how to promote development successfully, especially focusing on nutrition, health, and safety. Developmental Milestones Resources  [CEC 1.2; NAEYC 1b; InTASC 1(f)] 20.0% Not addressed. Poor or inappropriate resources depicting typical and atypical development and areas that promote healthy brain development in young children are provided. Resources depicting information that generally relates to typical and atypical development and to healthy brain development in young children are provided. Relevant, family-appropriate resources depicting both typical and atypical development and help to explain areas that promote healthy brain development are provided. Well-researched, useful, supportive resources depicting both typical and atypical development and help to explain areas that promote healthy brain development are provided. Mechanics of Writing  (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) 20.0% Not addressed. Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is used. Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied. Submission includes some mechanical errors, but they do not hinder comprehension. A variety of effective sentence structures are used, as well as some practice and content-related language. Submission is virtually free of mechanical errors. Word choice reflects well-developed use of practice and content-related language. Sentence structures are varied and engaging. Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style) 5.0% Not addressed. Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors. Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some formatting errors may be present. Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct. Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error. Paper Format  (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment) 5.0% Not addressed. Template is not used appropriately or documentation format is rarely followed correctly. Appropriate template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken. A lack of control with formatting is apparent. Appropriate template is fully used. There are virtually no errors in formatting style. All format elements are correct.  Total Weightage 100%         ce.