1. Planning a Mini-conference on Workshops that Promote Early
Literacy and Language Development
For the Unit 6 Assignment, imagine that you are the director of
a childcare center and are planning for the “Week of the Young
Child,” an annual celebration sponsored by the National
Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
The purpose of the Week of the Young Child is to focus public
attention on the needs of young children and their families and
to recognize the early childhood programs and services that
meet those needs. As the director, you are planning a mini-
conference on children's early literacy for caregivers, teachers,
and parents.
As part of your task, you need to create a newsletter or
PowerPoint presentation that describes the topics that will be
covered in the workshop. Your newsletter or presentation
should be focused towards gaining attendance to the workshops
you are planning below:
In
Workshop 1
, you will give a developmentally appropriate example of a
creative drama based on a popular story book that you would
use in a classroom or center setting.
In
Workshop 2
, you apply your knowledge about the developmentally
appropriate principles, language development, and investigative
play critical to creating a learning center for children in the
preschool age group.
In
Workshop 3
, you will give a developmentally appropriate example of a read
aloud activity based on a popular story book that you would use
in a classroom or center setting for kindergarteners. In this
workshop, please share the five guidelines for selecting books
to read aloud to a group of kindergarteners and how to apply

2. those guidelines to a popular storybook. (
Note:
The storybook of your choice should be identified in your
newsletter or PowerPoint presentation.)
Read The Power of Planning; Developing Effective Read-
Alouds for guidelines on selecting a storybook for this
Assignment.
Shedd, M. and Duke, N. (Nov 2008). The Power of Planning;
Developing Effective Read-Alouds.
Beyond the Journal.
Retrieved from
http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200811/BTJReadingAloud.pd
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You should use one of the templates that has been provided for
you and use APA guidelines.
Power Point Guidelines: Use the
CE320_Unit_6_Template.ppt
template provided in Doc Sharing. You should share bulleted
points on your slide with short statements about the content
shared in the “Click to Add Notes” section. The bulk of your
content should be found in the “Click to Add Notes” section.
You should have a title slide, an introduction, a conclusion, and
a reference slide. You need 12 slides for this assignment. You
should be organized and identify the topics and workshops in
your headings.
Newsletter/Brochure Guidelines: Use the
CE320_Unit_6 Newsletter_Template.docx
template provided in Doc Sharing. You should use complete
sentences, as well as headings that identify the topics and
workshops written about in each section. You should have a
title with a byline with your name listed as the author. You
should have an introduction, a conclusion, and a reference
section. You need double columns in a three to four page
newsletter format.
Formatting tips to finalize this Assignment:
Your writing should be organized, logical and unified, as well

3. as original and insightful. Your work should display superior
content, organization, style, and mechanics while demonstrating
the ability to apply critical thinking skills to illustrate sound
reasoning. Be sure to include citations for quotations and
paraphrases with references in APA format and style. There
should be no plagiarism. Clip art or images should be added to
the presentation after you have the content that is needed for the
assignment. Please do not sacrifice content for images. Images
should enhance the information that you have shared in your
presentation. Use the rubric as your guide to ensure that you
include all the required contents. You should include references
at the end of your newsletter or PowerPoint.