One responsibility of professionals when working with children is offering support for families by sharing information with them about developmentally appropriate strategies for their children and the availability of resources in their community. Recall that during Week Two you developed a flyer that taught the families that you work with about the role of working memory, attention, and executive function in learning and development. Now, imagine the principal of a local school district saw your flyer and has invited you to submit a proposal for an upcoming district-wide professional development conference. Your proposal will need to analyze the role that families and communities play in promoting optimal cognitive development for a specific age group of children. Before starting your assignment, review the Week Three Instructor Guidance for additional information, resources, and support. Additionally, review the Grading Rubric for this assignment to understand how you will be evaluated and contact your instructor using the “Ask Your Instructor” discussion before the due date with questions. The proposal will focus on: Preschoolers (Ages 3-5) Then, complete The Role of Families and the Community Proposal Template to address each of the following: Influence of Theory: Explain how theory can influence the choices families make when promoting their child’s cognitive development abilities for your chosen age group. Use specific examples from one theory of cognitive development that has been discussed thus far in the course. Home Environment: Explain how the environment that families create at home helps promote optimal cognitive development for your chosen age group. Provide at least two strategies that you would encourage families to use to foster this type of environment. Families and Executive Functions: Discuss the role that family plays in developing executive functions for your chosen age group. Provide at least two strategies that you suggest families use to help foster the development of executive functions. Families and Memory Development: Examine the role that family plays in memory development for your chosen age group. Provide at least two strategies families can use to support memory development. Families and Conceptual Development: Examine the role that family plays in conceptual development for your chosen age group. Use ideas from your response to the Week Three Discussion 1 forum to provide at least two strategies families can use to support development in this area. Community Resources: Explain at least two community resources that you would suggest families use to support the cognitive development of their children for your chosen age group. Supporting Families: Analyze the role that you would play in helping to support families within your community to promote optimal cognitive development for your chosen age group. The template: A title page is not necessary for this assignment due to the layout o.

1. One responsibility of professionals when working with children
is offering support for families by sharing information with
them about developmentally appropriate strategies for their
children and the availability of resources in their community.
Recall that during Week Two you developed a flyer that taught
the families that you work with about the role of working
memory, attention, and executive function in learning and
development. Now, imagine the principal of a local school
district saw your flyer and has invited you to submit a proposal
for an upcoming district-wide professional development
conference. Your proposal will need to analyze the role that
families and communities play in promoting optimal cognitive
development for a specific age group of children. Before
starting your assignment, review the Week Three Instructor
Guidance for additional information, resources, and support.
Additionally, review the Grading Rubric for this assignment to
understand how you will be evaluated and contact your
instructor using the “Ask Your Instructor” discussion before the
due date with questions.
The proposal will focus on:
Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)
Then, complete
The Role of Families and the Community Proposal Template
to address each of the following:
Influence of Theory:
Explain how theory can influence the choices families make
when promoting their child’s cognitive development abilities
for your chosen age group. Use specific examples from one
theory of cognitive development that has been discussed thus
far in the course.

2. Home Environment:
Explain how the environment that families create at home helps
promote optimal cognitive development for your chosen age
group. Provide at least two strategies that you would encourage
families to use to foster this type of environment.
Families and Executive Functions:
Discuss the role that family plays in developing executive
functions for your chosen age group. Provide at least two
strategies that you suggest families use to help foster the
development of executive functions.
Families and Memory Development:
Examine the role that family plays in memory development for
your chosen age group. Provide at least two strategies families
can use to support memory development.
Families and Conceptual Development:
Examine the role that family plays in conceptual development
for your chosen age group. Use ideas from your response to the
Week Three Discussion 1 forum to provide at least two
strategies families can use to support development in this area.
Community Resources:
Explain at least two community resources that you would
suggest families use to support the cognitive development of
their children for your chosen age group.
Supporting Families:
Analyze the role that you would play in helping to support
families within your community to promote optimal cognitive
development for your chosen age group.
The template:

3. A title page is not necessary for this assignment due to the
layout of the required template.
Length:
Your completed The Roles of Families and the Community
template must be 6 to 8 double-spaced pages in length (not
including the reference page).
Source Requirement:
Reference at least two scholarly sources in addition to the text.
APA Formatting:
Use APA formatting consistently throughout the assignment,
which includes citations in the body of the assignment and
references list.
Syntax and Mechanics:
Display meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax
and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar.
Attachment posted!
Required Resource
Farrar, M.J. & Montgomery, D. (2015).
Cognitive Development of Children: Research and Application
. San Diego, CA; Bridgepoint Education
Recommended Resources
Autism Speaks. (2010).
Executive functioning and theory of mind
. Retrieved from
https://www.autismspeaks.org/sites/default/files/documents/as-
hfa/ef_tm_as-hfa_tool_kit.pdf

4. This article discusses the development of executive functions
and Theory of Mind in children with Autism Spectrum
Disorders and may assist you with your Theory of Mind
discussion.
Gelman, S. A. (2009). Learning from others: Children’s
construction of concepts.
Annual Review of Psychology, 60
, 115–140. doi:10.1146/annurev.psych.59.103006.093659
Go to
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2829654/
to access the full-text version of this article. This article
focuses on Piaget and how his stages of cognitive development
relate to conceptual development and may be beneficial for your
Cognitive and Conceptual Development discussion.
Lugo-Gil, J., & Tamis-LeMonda, C. S. (2008). Family resources
and parenting quality: Links to children’s cognitive
development across the first 3 Years.
Child Development, 79
(4), 1065-1085. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2008.01176.x
Wright, B. C., & Mahfoud, J. (2014). A teacher-centered
exploration of the relevance of social factors to theory of mind
development.
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 55
(1), 17-25. doi:10.1111/sjop.12085
The “false belief” test: Theory of mind
[Video file]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hLubgpY2_w

5. This video shows an example of a children engaging in a false
belief task and may be beneficial for your Theory of Mind
discussion.