final assignment for the FAM1250 course. For this assignment, you will write a research essay related to a topic that emerged from your observations in Assignment 3(A) or choose a topic of interest that relates to emergent literacy and language if you complete Assignment 3(B).
Some other examples are:
• How will knowing how toddlers communicate help the reader in their work with toddlers?
• How can one teacher learn from another who consistently sets up a quality literacy environment for children?
• Why should a teacher know how agencies promote literacy development in the home?
Your essay about your thesis statement or question you created will be 3-4 pages.
Include an introduction, body, and conclusion. Your essay will reference your observation notes and also additional research about the topic.
Below you will find some additional information about the steps to writing your essay.
The Introduction:
Decide upon a thesis statement or question to be answered in your research essay. List the relevant theories or theorists that have raised the same question or presented a similar idea. State why you think it’s important to find out the information.
For example:
• How will knowing how toddlers communicate help the reader in their work with toddlers?
• Why is it important for teachers to know how children demonstrate HoldawayWhy is it important for teachers to know how children demonstrate Holdaway’s theory of literacy development daily?’s theory of literacy development daily?
• How can one teacher learn from another who consistently sets up a quality literacy environment for children?
• Why should a teacher know how agencies promote literacy development in the home?
