Review the cognition and language development milestones from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the web page Basic Information.
Identify one age-group that you will discuss:
Infancy: Birth to 12 months
Toddler: 1 to 3 years
Early childhood: 4 to 8 years
Review and download the Cognitive and Language Development Milestones Picture Book Template.
The purpose of this assignment is to creatively demonstrate an understanding of developmental milestones as they pertain to cognition and language development.
Part 1: Based on the required resources above, create a children’s picture book using StoryJumper that tells a story about a child’s typical day. Your story must incorporate at least four cognitive and four language development milestones for the age-group you have selected. Your story can be about a fictional child or can be based on a real child. Watch the video, StoryJumper Tutorial, for assistance in using StoryJumper.
To complete this assignment, you must
Create a children’s picture book using StoryJumper.
Identify at least four cognitive development milestones appropriate to the age-group selected.
Distinguish at least four language development milestones appropriate to the age-group selected.
Discuss a typical day appropriate to the age-group selected.
Part 2: Open the Cognitive and Language Development Milestones Picture Book Template and complete the following items:
Provide the link to the StoryJumper picture book you created in Part 1.
Indicate which age-group your picture book will discuss.
List at least four cognitive development milestones that are included in your picture book.
List at least four language development milestones that are included in your picture book.
Submit your Word document to Waypoint.
The Cognitive and Language Development Milestones Picture Book:
Must be eight to 10 pages of text in length (not including title page, images, and references page) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Style resource.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of picture book
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper guide.
Must include a separate references page or slide that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
