Children entering into a developmental preschool program might have delays in the area of oral communication.  Many parents find themselves uneducated about how to help their youngsters in this area. 

Part 1: Brochure

Create a brochure that can be shared with parents as well as general education teachers that describes:

1. Developmental milestones in the area of oral communication for children birth to 8 years old.
2. Two strategies for children aged birth through Pre-K that would embed learning opportunities that encourage communication in everyday routines, relationships, activities, and places for the home setting.
3. Three strategies for children aged Birth-Pre-K that would embed learning opportunities that encourage communication in everyday routines, relationships, activities, and places, inside the classroom.
4. Four strategies that can be used to encourage oral communication development for Birth-Pre-K students with exceptionalities; 2 for children with disabilities and 2 for children with giftedness. Make sure to include both a home strategy and a classroom strategy for children with disabilities and for children with giftedness.
5. Two services available in the community for birth through Pre-K children and their families related to developing oral communication and literacy.

Support your information with 3-5 scholarly resources.

Part 2: Reflection

In a 250-300 word reflection, discuss why it is important to have information related to developmental milestones for oral communication available for parents. Additionally, explain the validity of the information you placed in the brochure. 

Submit your brochure and reflection as two separate deliverables.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. 

Create a graphic organizer to share with families and colleagues that illustrates the typical and atypical patterns of speech and language development in children ages 4-8 years. 

The graphic organizer should:

• Describe typical and atypical patterns of speech and language development.
• Show which sounds are appropriate at each age from ages 4-8 years. 
• Include how speech affects literacy.
• Include an educational activity or exercise that could be used at home to foster the development of those sounds at each age from ages 4-8.
• Additional local/community resources for families to support speech and language development.

Support your information with 3-5 scholarly resources.

Include a 250-350 word description of how you would present this graphic organizer to your general education colleagues.

Submit your graphic organizer and description as one deliverable.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.