Assignment:
Cognitive Development Newsletter
As you have learned this week, infants and toddlers are curious learners right from birth and are continually strengthening their cognitive development. As educators and practitioners, it is crucial that we support this development by increasing concept knowledge and thinking skills. We can help children discover their world through active exploration and experiences in their environment and form relationships that also support development.
You will create an informative guide that you will share with parents to explain the concept of cognitive development in infants and toddlers. In your two to three page newsletter, please address the following requirements using the given headings:
a. What is Cognitive Development?
Define cognitive development and explain the major stages of cognitive development in infants and toddlers, referencing at least one scholarly resource to support your definition. Be sure to include the entire APA reference for the scholarly resource at the end of your newsletter.
b. Why is Cognitive Development important?
Explain why cognitive development is important for infants and toddlers, referencing at least one scholarly resource to support your explanation. Be sure to include the entire APA reference for the scholarly resource at the end of your newsletter.
c. How Cognitive Development is promoted with your child:
Give one example of how you promote infant toddler cognitive development in your professional role.
d. How you can support Cognitive Development in the home:
Explain three ways families can positively support infant toddler cognitive development in the home environment.
e. References:
Your newsletter must contain a minimum of two scholarly resources
Your newsletter should be visually appealing for readers, include well-developed content, and be organized by using subheadings. You must include at least one relevant graphic/picture in your newsletter. At the end of your newsletter, you must cite the two scholarly resources that you used in APA format.