Distinguished - Includes a title slide.

Proficient - N/A

Basic - N/A

Below Expectations - N/A

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

Distinguished - Comprehensively and clearly defends the importance of reading to young children.

Proficient - Defends the importance of reading to young children. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear. 

Basic - Partially defends the importance of reading to young children. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear. 

Below Expectations - Attempts to defend the importance of reading to young children; however, significant details are missing and unclear. 

Non-Performance - The defense of the importance of reading to young children is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly describes effective resources for story or music time.

Proficient - Describes effective resources for story or music time. Minor details are missing. 

Basic - Minimally describes effective resources for story or music time. Relevant details are missing. 

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe effective resources for story or music time; however, significant details are missing. 

Non-Performance - The description of effective resources for story or music time is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly examines how to decide what types of books are appropriate for young learners.

Proficient - Examines how to decide what types of books are appropriate for young learners. Minor details are missing. 

Basic - Minimally examines how to decide what types of books are appropriate for young learners. Relevant details are missing. 

Below Expectations - Attempts to examine how to decide what types of books are appropriate for young learners; however, significant details are missing. 

Non-Performance - The examination of how to decide what types of books are appropriate for young learners is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Includes a comprehensive list of suggested books that will benefit each type of literacy, and thoroughly explains why these books will benefit each type of literacy. 

Proficient - Includes a list of suggested books that will benefit each type of literacy, and explains why these books will benefit each type of literacy. Minor details are missing. 

Basic - Includes a limited list of suggested books that will benefit each type of literacy, and partially explains why these books will benefit each type of literacy. Relevant details are missing. 

Below Expectations - Attempts to include a list of suggested books that will benefit each type of literacy and explain why these books will benefit each type of literacy; however, significant details are missing. 

Non-Performance - The list of suggested books that will benefit each type of literacy and explanation of why these books will benefit each type of literacy are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly describes at least two local community resources and/or organizations to suggest to parents for accessing literacy materials.

Proficient - Describes at least two local community resources and/or organizations to suggest to parents for accessing literacy materials. Minor details are missing. 

Basic - Minimally describes at least two local community resources and/or organizations to suggest to parents for accessing literacy materials. Relevant details are missing. 

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe at least two local community resources and/or organizations to suggest to parents for accessing literacy materials; however, significant details are missing. 

Non-Performance - The description of at least two local community resources and/or organizations to suggest to parents for accessing literacy materials is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Clearly determines at least six online resources that parents can use to promote their child’s literacy development. 

Proficient - Determines at least six online resources that parents can use to promote their child’s literacy development. Minor details are slightly unclear. 

Basic - Determines at least five online resources that parents can use to promote their child’s literacy development. Relevant details are unclear. 

Below Expectations - Attempts to determine at least six online resources that parents can use to promote their child’s literacy development; however, significant details are unclear. 

Non-Performance - The six online resources that parents can use to promote their child’s literacy development are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Includes a reference slide.

Proficient - N/A

Basic - N/A

Below Expectations - N/A

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

Distinguished - Provides detailed speaker’s notes that comprehensively explain the content on each slide.

Proficient - Provides speaker’s notes that sufficiently explain the content on each slide. The explanations are slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Provides speaker’s notes that explain some of the content on each slide. The explanations are underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Provides speaker’s notes that attempt to explain information on each slide; however, the explanations are significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The speaker’s notes are either nonexistent or lack 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 - Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the presentation, title and reference slides.

Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the presentation; however, the layout contains a few minor errors. 

Basic - Exhibits basic knowledge of APA formatting throughout the presentation. The 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 - The length of the presentation is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted slides. 

Proficient - The length of the presentation is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted slides. 

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

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

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, which provide compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference slide 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 slide 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 slide 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 slide 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.