Distinguished - Comprehensively discusses personal framework of play and learning for the young child.

Proficient - Discusses personal framework of play and learning for the young child. The discussion is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Minimally discusses personal framework of play and learning for the young child. The discussion is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to discuss personal framework of play and learning for the young child; however, the discussion is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The discussion personal framework of play and learning for the young child, is either nonexistent or lacks components required in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Creates a chart that comprehensively identifies the stages of play.

Proficient - Creates a chart that identifies most of the stages of play. Minor details/stages are missing.

Basic - Creates a chart that identifies some of the stages of play Relevant details/stages are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to create a chart that identifies the stages of play; however, significant details/stages are missing.

Non-Performance - The chart identifying the stages of play is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides a clear and comprehensive summary of each of the stages of development of play.

Proficient - Provides a summary of each of the stages of development of play. The narrative is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Provides a limited summary of each of the stages of development of play. The narrative is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide a summary of each of the stages of development of play; however, the narrative is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The summary of each of the stages of development of play is either nonexistent or lacks components required in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides an accurate and comprehensive description of how cultural backgrounds and beliefs that exist within families and communities influence children’s play.

Proficient - Provides a description of how cultural backgrounds and beliefs that exist within families and communities influence children’s play. The description is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Provides a limited description of how cultural backgrounds and beliefs that exist within families and communities influence children’s play. The description is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide a description of how cultural backgrounds and beliefs that exist within families and communities influence children’s play; however, the description is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The description of how cultural backgrounds and beliefs that exist within families and communities influence children’s play is either nonexistent or lacks the elements described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides a thorough and detailed summary of the theory or combination of theories that are reflected in personal beliefs and values about play and learning for the young child, including a clear rationale to support and justify the selection.

Proficient - Provides a summary of the theory or combination of theories that are reflected in personal beliefs and values about play and learning for the young child, including a rationale to support and justify their selection. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Provides a brief summary of the theory or combination of theories that are reflected in personal beliefs and values about play and learning for the young child, including a somewhat limited rationale to support and justify their selection. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide a summary of the theory or combination of theories that are reflected in personal beliefs and values about play and learning for the young child; however, a clear rationale to support and justify their selection is not included and/or significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - A summary of the theory or combination of theories that are reflected in personal beliefs and values about play and learning for the young child, including a rationale to support and justify their selection is either nonexistent or lacks the elements described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides a thorough and accurate summary of at least three recent research articles from the fields of child development, neuroscience, or education.

Proficient - Provides a summary of at least three recent research articles from the fields of child development, neuroscience, or education. The summary is missing minor details.

Basic - Provides a limited summary of three recent research articles from the fields of child development, neuroscience, or education. The summary is missing relevant details.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide a summary of three recent research articles from the fields of child development, neuroscience, or education; however, the summary is missing significant details.

Non-Performance – The summary of at least three recent research articles from the fields of child development, neuroscience, or education is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides a complete and detailed description of an anticipated issue that will challenge the opportunities for children to play and learn from play. The description is clearly supported with a rationale and suggestion(s) for reducing the impact of their selected issue.

Proficient - Provides a description of an anticipated issue that will challenge the opportunities for children to play and learn from play. The description is supported with a rationale and suggestion(s) for reducing the impact of their selected issue. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Provides a brief description of an anticipated issue that will challenge the opportunities for children to play and learn from play. The description is minimally supported with a rationale and suggestion(s) for reducing the impact of their selected issue. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide a description of an anticipated issue that they anticipate will challenge the opportunities for children to play and learn from play; however, the description is not supported with a rationale and suggestion(s) for reducing the impact of their selected issue and /or significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - A description of an anticipated issue that will challenge the opportunities for children to play and learn from play is either nonexistent or lacks the elements described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides an accurate and comprehensive description of an activity that will serve as an example for families about the importance of play.

Proficient - Provides a description of an activity that will serve as an example for families about the importance of play. The description is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Provides a limited description of an activity that will serve as an example for families about the importance of play. The description is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide a description of an activity that will serve as an example for families about the importance of play; however, the description is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The description of a specific activity that will serve as an example for families about the importance of play, is either nonexistent or lacks the elements described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides an accurate and comprehensive description of why the activity described will increase a family’s understanding of the role of play in healthy child growth and development.

Proficient - Provides a description of why the activity described will increase a family’s understanding of the role of play in healthy child growth and development. The description is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Provides a limited description of why the activity described will increase a family’s understanding of the role of play in healthy child growth and development. The description is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide a description of why the activity described will increase a family’s understanding of the role of play in healthy child growth and development; however, the description is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The description of why the activity described will increase a family’s understanding of the role of play in healthy child growth and development is either nonexistent or lacks the elements described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides a thorough and complete conclusion that re-establishes the personal framework.

Proficient - Provides a conclusion that re-establishes the personal framework. Content is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Provides a brief conclusion that re-establishes the personal framework. Content is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide a conclusion that re-establishes the personal framework. Content is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - A conclusion that re-establishes the personal framework is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides a thorough and detailed description of at least one recommended method for sharing the information presented in their final project for the purpose of advocating for or promoting learning through play. The recommendations are clear and appropriate.

Proficient - Provides a description of at least one recommended method for sharing the information presented in their final project for the purpose of advocating for or promoting learning through play. The recommendations are appropriate, but minor details are missing.

Basic - Provides a limited description of at least one recommended method for sharing the information presented in their final project for the purpose of advocating for or promoting learning through play. The recommendations are somewhat appropriate or relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide a thorough and detailed description of at least one recommended method for sharing the information presented in their final project for the purpose of advocating for or promoting learning through play; however, the recommendations are not appropriate and/or significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - A description of at least one recommended method for sharing the information presented in their final project for the purpose of advocating for or promoting learning through play is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.

Proficient - Displays comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains only a few minor errors and is mostly easy to understand.

Basic - Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors which may slightly distract the reader.

Below Expectations - Fails to display basic comprehension of syntax or mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains major errors which distract the reader.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Proficient - The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Basic - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of correctly formatted pages.

Below Expectations - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of correctly formatted pages.   

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.

Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout contains a few minor errors. 

Basic - Exhibits limited knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout does not meet all APA requirements. 

Below Expectations - Fails to exhibit basic knowledge of APA formatting. There are frequent errors, making the layout difficult to distinguish as APA.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Proficient - Uses the required number of scholarly sources to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Basic - Uses less than the required number of sources to support ideas. Some sources may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are used within the body of the assignment. Citations may not be formatted correctly.

Below Expectations - Uses an inadequate number of sources that provide little or no support for ideas. Sources used may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are not used within the body of the assignment. Citations are not formatted correctly.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.