College Tuition Scholarship Guidelines

Article summaries are required for scholarship recipients taking classes other than early care and education classes (such as English, History, Math, etc.) to meet degree requirements: 

• Complete 3 one-page article summaries on an early childhood topic. See the list below for suggested topics.
• Complete the summaries for each semester in which you receive scholarship funds to attend classes other than early care and education classes, Choose 1 topic and summarize 3 articles on separate aspects of that topic.
• Chose a different topic each semester in which a scholarship is awarded
• Articles summarized must be research based and peer reviewed
• Examples of appropriate sources for articles are: NAEYC Journal Young Children, SECA Journal Dimensions, LAECA journal Collaborations, Early Childhood Digest, websites of any early childhood professional organization or university.
• Do not use Wikipedia as a source for these articles.
• Include a copy of the article with each summary
• Summaries may be typed or hand written, but typed is preferred.
• Article summaries must be completed and submitted to Louisiana Pathways Scholarship Department by the due date identified in the award letter

CDA 1 Healthy and Safe Learning Environment

• Playground Safety or Supervision
• Room Arrangement or Environment
• Obesity Prevention
• Play and Learning through Play

CDA 2 Physical and Intelectual Development

• Benefits and Learning from Nature
• Increasing Cognitive Skills
• Technology and Young Children
• Scaffolding Children’s Learning
• Interactions to Expand on Children’s Concepts
• School Readiness

CDA 3 Social and Emotional Development

• Guidance and Discipline
• Environmental Effects on Children’s Behavior
• Recognizing and Preventing Child Abuse
• Cultural Diversity and Sensitivity

CDA 4 Working with Families

• Working with Families
• Family Involvement
• Parent Conferences
• Family Diversity

CDA 5 Program Operation

• Selecting Age-appropriate Materials
• Developmentally Appropriate Practice
• Inclusion of Children with Special Needs
• Using ECERS or ITERS (or other Program Assessment Tools)
• Using Louisiana Continuum of Early Learning Standards

CDA 6 Professionalism

• Ethics and Professionalism
• Early Childhood Professional Organizations Mission and Benefits

CDA 7 Observing and Recording Children’s Behavior

• Appropriate Assessment and Documentation
• Comparison of Various Screening Instruments
• Screening for Social/Emotional Development
• Compiling and Using Portfolios

CDA 8 Child Development

• Child Development
• Language Development
• Physical Development
• Social/Emotional Development
• Appropriate Assessment of Child Outcomes