Assignment:
The assignment is for the course, "Approaches to Literacy in Early Childhood (MS in Early Childhood Education)."
The critique should address "reading/literacy" specifically. 4 pages (not including Cover and Reference)
Paper needs to have the following sections:
Introduction: Explain what the reader will find in this paper. Introduce the article-include title and authors using APA citation.
Introduce the purpose of the paper: Set up your areas of critique. What are you doing? Why? In what order?
Article Summary: Your summary should capture the who, what, when, why, and where of the article/research.
Areas of Critique: Choose 3 areas to critique. When writing a critique, establish exactly what is being critiqued as the topic sentence of a paragraph. Provide support for your argument.
Conclusion: Summarize and finalize the ideas of the paper
Reference Page: Cite the article and/or other sources using APA citation
Readings:
iPads as a Literacy Teaching Tool in Early Childhood
By Beth Beschorner, Amy Hutchison