ASSIGNMENT 08

E09 Home, School, and Community

Directions: Be sure to save an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling, and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) double‐spaced pages; refer to the “Format Requirementsʺ page for specific format requirements.

Imagine you are a teacher beginning employment at a school or early childhood program:

1. Name and describe three areas or kinds of guidance, support, or training you will need to become comfortable and capable in working with families.

2. How would you go about getting this assistance?

3. If you could ask for information, help, or advice from a supervisor or more experienced colleague, what three questions would you ask?

Grading Rubric

Please refer to the rubric on the next page for the grading criteria for this assignment.

CATEGORYExemplarySatisfactoryUnsatisfactoryUnacceptable

25 points20 points15 points5 points

The student clearly and logically

describes three areas or kinds

of guidance, support, or training

that he or she will need.

The student adequately

describes at least two areas or

kinds of guidance, support, or

training that he or she will need.

The student partially describes

at least two areas or kinds of

guidance, support, or training

that he or she will need.

The student poorly describes at

least one area or kind of

guidance, support, or training

that he or she will need.

25 points20 points15 points5 points

The student clearly and logically

explains how he or she will go

about getting the guidance,

support, or training for what the

student answered in Q#1.

The student adequately explains

how he or she will go about

getting the guidance, support,

or training for what the student

answered in Q#1.

The student partially explains

how he or she will go about

getting the guidance, support,

or training for what the student

answered in Q#1.

The student poorly explains

how he or she will go about

getting the guidance, support,

or training for what the student

answered in Q#1.

25 points20 points15 points5 points

The student provides three

clear and relevant questions he

or she would ask a supervisor or

more experienced colleague.

The student provides three

fairly clear and relevant

questions he or she would ask a

supervisor or more experienced

colleague.

The student provides at least

two somewhat clear and

somewhat relevant questions

he or she would ask a

supervisor or more experienced

colleague.

The student provides at least

one question he or she would

ask a supervisor or more

experienced colleague, but the

questions are poorly expressed

and only somewhat relevant, if

at all.

10 points 8 points 5 points 2 points

Student does not make any

errors in grammar or spelling,

especially those that distract

the reader from the content.

Student makes 1-2 errors in

grammar or spelling that

distract the reader from the

content.

Student makes 3-4 errors in

grammar or spelling that

distract the reader from the

content.

Student makes more than 4

errors in grammar or spelling

that distract the reader from

the content.

15 points 12 points 8 points 5 points

The paper is written in proper

APA and organizational format.

All sources used for quotes and

facts are credible and cited

correctly. Excellent

organization, including a variety

of thoughtful transitions.

The paper is written in proper

format with only 1-2 errors. All

sources used for quotes and

facts are credible, and most are

cited correctly. Adequate

organization includes a variety

of appropriate transitions.

The paper is written in proper

format with only 3-5 errors.

Most sources used for quotes

and facts are credible and cited

correctly. Essay is poorly

organized, but may include a

few effective transitions.

The paper is not written in

proper format. Many sources

used for quotes and facts are

less than credible (suspect)

and/or are not cited correctly.

Essay is disorganized and does

not include effective

transitions.

Format - APA Format,

Citations, Organization,

Transitions (15 Points)

3 Areas or Kinds of

Guidance, Support, or

Training to Become

Comfortable and

Capable in Working

with Families

(25 Points)

Mechanics (10 Points)

How to Go About

Getting Assistance

(25 Points)

3 Questions Student

Would Ask Supervisor

or More Experienced

Colleague (25 Points)