A Critical Role of the Student Teaching on Instructional Beliefs: An Example of Early Childhood Student and Cooperating Teachers

Abstract Both target papers cite evidence from infancy and early childhood to support the notion of human musicality as a somewhat static suite of capacities; however, in our view they do not adequately acknowledge the critical role of developmental timing, the acquisition process, or the dynamics of social learning, especially during later periods of development such as middle childhood.

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There's a Student Teacher in my Centre: Cooperating Teachers’ Perspectives

Australasian Journal of Early Childhood ◽

10.1177/183693919802300208 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 36-45 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Joy Goodfellow

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood ◽

Student Teachers ◽

Field Experience ◽

Cooperating Teachers ◽

Early Childhood Teachers ◽

Teacher Thinking ◽

Field Placement ◽

Teachers Perspectives ◽

Changing Role

Recent research on teacher thinking and on the changing role of early childhood teachers has emphasised the importance of gaining insights into how practitioners themselves view their professional world. This article reports on a study which sought to express the voices of practising teachers who have the responsibility for student teachers during their field placement or practicum experience. The practicum is said to have a powerful influence on developing professionals, yet little is known about the experiences of the cooperating teachers who are responsible for student teachers at the field placement site. What is revealed are issues critical to the enhancement of university-based field experience programs. These issues warrant attention both within university-based field experience programs and within the context of increasing demands being placed on early childhood teachers.

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Supporting toddlers as competent story navigators across home and early childhood contexts

10.18296/ecf.0095 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 3-8

Author(s):

Amanda White ◽

Irene Padtoc

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood ◽

Young Children ◽

Social Relationships ◽

Critical Role ◽

Home Language ◽

Personal Story ◽

Personal Experiences ◽

Role Of Teachers ◽

Early Childhood Settings

Young children learn how to communicate with others through their everyday interactions and social relationships. In this article, we argue that stories about personal experiences are a valuable context for exploring how 1-year-old toddlers learn to engage with others across their family homes and early childhood settings. We demonstrate how Lexie, aged 16 months, communicated multimodally as she contributed to a personal story about her experience of eating lunch. Lexie’s competence as a storyteller was supported by a teacher who shared her cultural background and home language. Lexie’s story highlights the critical role of teachers in supporting story interactions in attuned and reciprocal ways that allow the competencies of 1-year-old toddlers as learners and communicators to be recognised and extended.

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A Father, What for?

Sens public ◽

10.7202/1052427ar ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Gérard Wormser ◽

Bernard Lahire ◽

Christine Castelain-Meunier ◽

Amudha Lingeswaran

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood ◽

Child Care ◽

Family Life ◽

Maternity Care ◽

Critical Role ◽

Child Relationship ◽

Long Time

Can the young man of today visualize the impossible dialogue of Kafka with his father? The evolution of the society has questioned the father's long time role of supervision and authority. However, does that not open up a restructuring of his figure? The depth of the father's influence is far-reaching. The English paediatrician and psychoanalyst Donald W. Winnicott said, “He can become a maternal substitute for infants, providing child care from the ages of birth to two years as is maternity care”. Paternal love and everyday father/child relationship has a critical role in the development of early childhood. However, is this structuring enough? Does this not open up an era lacking references? Today, what is the father's place at a time of contemporary changes in family life?

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A Study on the Perceptions of Student Teachers and Cooperating Teachers of English on the Role of Cooperating Teachers in the Student Teaching Practicum

The Journal of Foreign Studies ◽

10.15755/jfs.2011..17.9 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol null (17) ◽

pp. 9-30

Author(s):

Soyoung Lee

Keyword(s):

Student Teachers ◽

Student Teaching ◽

Cooperating Teachers ◽

Teaching Practicum

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Exploring Access to Nature Play in Urban Parks: Resilience, Sustainability, and Early Childhood

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12124894 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (12) ◽

pp. 4894

Author(s):

Thomas Beery

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood ◽

Mixed Method ◽

Critical Role ◽

Urban Sustainability ◽

Public Access ◽

Public Parks ◽

Nature Play ◽

Access To Nature

Nature play is an important component of the development of resilience in early childhood. Nature play is also an element of urban sustainability through a consideration of access to urban nature. From the foundation of access to nature play as a part of both resilience and sustainability considerations, a mixed-method case study was initiated. Spatial analysis, survey outreach, and focus group methodology have been combined to consider whether city parkland provides access for preschools to incorporate nature play, and, further, whether other barriers may exist to limit or prevent the use of city parks for nature play by preschool programs. The results indicate the existence of quality proximate access, but other factors creating barriers for broader application of nature play exist. The results also illustrate the critical role of public access to public parks as part of urban sustainability and the development of resilience in young children. The implications for the use of city parkland for nature play are presented.

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The Role of the SLP in Autism Spectrum Disorder Screening and Assessment

Perspectives on Language Learning and Education ◽

10.1044/lle15.2.50 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 50-59 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Amy Philofsky

Keyword(s):

Language Development ◽

Critical Role ◽

Children With Autism ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Children With Asd ◽

Prevalence Estimates ◽

Notable Increase ◽

Screening Assessment ◽

Critical Components

AbstractRecent prevalence estimates for autism have been alarming as a function of the notable increase. Speech-language pathologists play a critical role in screening, assessment and intervention for children with autism. This article reviews signs that may be indicative of autism at different stages of language development, and discusses the importance of several psychometric properties—sensitivity and specificity—in utilizing screening measures for children with autism. Critical components of assessment for children with autism are reviewed. This article concludes with examples of intervention targets for children with ASD at various levels of language development.

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