Lifespan Course Presentation – Stages of Child Development

Picture This: You land a great job in a fabulous hospital that has just built a state-of-the-art maternity ward. You are given the task to develop a power point presentation to educate new parents about childhood development. This presentation will focus on the main themes surrounding physical, cognitive, and social development, as well as skills and risks that occur throughout various stages of childhood.

The presentation is due Wednesday of Week 4. This deadline is firm due to the amount of grading time required. To submit your assignment, click on the title “Week 4 Assignment: Lifespan Course Presentation.” Here is what your final presentation should include:

Part 1 – The First Two Years: At least 5 slides made up of the following
Highlight Physical Development
Highlight Cognitive Development
Highlight Social Development
Highlight Skills the Child will Develop
Highlight Major Risks
Part 2 – Early Childhood, Ages 2 to 6: At least 5 slides made up of the following
Highlight Physical Development
Highlight Cognitive Development
Highlight Social Development
Highlight Skills the Child will Develop
Highlight Major Risks
Part 3 – Middle Childhood, Ages 7 to 12: At least 5 slides made up of the following
Highlight Physical Development
Highlight Cognitive Development
Highlight Social Development
Highlight Skills the Child will Develop
Highlight Major Risks
Part 4 – Adolescence, Ages 13 to 18: At least 5 slides made up of the following
Highlight Physical Development
Highlight Cognitive Development
Highlight Social Development
Highlight Skills the Child will Develop
Highlight Major Risks
This presentation is worth 20% of your grade.

Here are the steps to upload your power point. Follow these steps: click on Course Presentation to submit your final powerpoint presentation on Stages of Child Development, which was created using powerpoint and saved to your computer as “Lifespan Course Presentation”. This document will then be uploaded by clicking on “Browse my Computer”.

Grading Grid

Item Description

Percent

Part 1 – The first two years 15%

Part 2 – Early childhood, ages 2 to 6 15%

Part 3 – Middle childhood, ages 7 to 12 15%

Part 4 – Adolescence, ages 13 to 18 15%

Following order of presentation – please follow the above order 10%

Creativity and graphics 10%

Written content 10%

APA Format, including 1-3 cited sources, correct spelling and grammar 10%

Total 100%