This Assessment consists of short-answer responses to questions related to the history and evolution of the early childhood field.

To complete this Assessment:

-Download the PV001 Short-Answer Template and answer each question.
-Download the Writing Checklist for review, prior to submitting your Assessment. All submissions must follow the conventions of scholarly writing. Properly formatted APA citations and references must be provided where appropriate. Submissions that do not meet these expectations will be returned without scoring.

Book CHapters 

Effective Practices in Early Childhood Education: Building a Foundation, pp. 35-69

Bredekamp, S.  (2013). Effective practices in early childhood education: Building a foundation (2nd ed., pp. 35–69).  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

Effective Practices in Early Childhood Education: Building a Foundation, pp. 23, 35-69

Bredekamp, S.  (2013). Effective practices in early childhood education: Building a foundation (2nd ed., pp. 23, 35–69).  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

The early catastrophe: The 30 million word gap by age 3, pp. 4-9(This content will be opened in a separate window or downloaded to your computer)

Hart, B., & Risley, T. R. (2003). The early catastrophe: The 30 million word gap by age 3. American Educator, 27 (1), 4-9.

Planning and Administering Early Childhood Programs, pp. 373-378(This content will be opened in a separate window or downloaded to your computer)

Freeman, N. K., Decker, C. A., & Decker, J. R.  (2012). Planning and administering early childhood programs (10th ed., pp. 373–378). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

Planning and Administering Early Childhood Programs, pp. 378-381(This content will be opened in a separate window or downloaded to your computer)

Freeman, N. K., Decker, C. A., & Decker, J. R.  (2012). Planning and administering early childhood programs (10th ed., pp. 378–381). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.