Teaching practice for early childhood
Subtitle: a guide for students
By: Rosemary Perry.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: RoutledgeFalmer
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London ; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
Subjects: Early childhood education.; Early childhood teachers -- Training of.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Teaching practice in early childhood settings; title: What is teaching practice?; title: Teaching practice : becoming professional; title: Teaching practice : opportunities for learning; title: Preparing for teaching practice; title: Ways of knowing and understanding children; title: Teachers and children : building relationships; title: The nature of observation; title: What can be observed when getting to know children?; title: Using observations in curriculum decision making; title: Some questions about observations; title: The role of observation in assessing children's learning; title: Early childhood curriculum; title: The nature of curriculum; title: Examples of curriculum work; title: Curriculum work : embedded in a set of beliefs; title: Developing knowledge and beliefs about children, learning and teaching; title: Factors influencing early childhood curriculum; title: Achieving curriculum goals; title: A framework for decision making; title: Creating physical environments for learning and teaching; title: Organizing the physical environment : what's involved?; title: Considering the messages and effects of the physical organization; title: Linking beliefs about learning and teaching with organizational decisions; title: Being prepared; title: Creating socially secure environments for learning and teaching; title: Welcoming and celebrating diversity; title: Building caring and cooperative relationships; title: Fostering a sense of independence and responsibility in children; title: Engendering a sense of fairness; title: Promoting problem solving and conflict resolution; title: Guiding behaviour; title: Becoming a teacher and a researcher of teaching; title: Developing your own knowledge about teaching; title: Developing and refining practical skills; title: Using research to grow as a teacher; title: Gaining the most from the teaching practice experience; title: Building effective working relationships in early childhood settings; title: Becoming familiar with organizational structures, roles and relationships; title: Promoting partnerships with families; title: Setting personal goals for teaching practice; title: Developing professionalism; title: Stories from beginning teachers : what's the reality?; title: Kylie's story : 'working in a community-based centre is really for me'; title: Janine's story : 'that first day I realized I was totally responsible'; title: Suzanne's story : 'a major high for me was that I survived'; title: Amy's story : 'we are like a prep class so there is emphasis on transition to school'; title: Kate's story : 'what I learnt most about this year was how to work with other people'; title: Brittany's story : 'five years down the track I might be where I want to be, at a place where my philosophy and practice meet'.