Student Teaching: An Early Childhood Practicum Guide [Paperback]

Jeanne M. Machado (Author), Helen Meyer Botnarescue (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1993 | ISBN-10: 0827352425 | ISBN-13: 978-0827352421 | Edition: 2 Sub

This comprehensive book presents up-to-date research and "how tos" for those enrolled in an early childhood student teaching practicum course. It clearly explains a student teacher's professional duties and responsibilities, the mechanics of hands-on teaching under the guidance of a cooperating teacher, and students' interactions with their college course supervisor(s). Chapters are designed to encourage contemplative and reflective thought as students develop an understanding of professionally accepted practice, ethics, classroom management, and individualized and group program planning and instruction. Communication skills that typify effective team teaching and reduce common classroom problems during student teaching are described and detailed. Current practices related to special-needs children and infant-toddler classroom placement are addressed, as is the development of school-home partnerships that enhance children's life-long learning and educational success. Throughout, case studies and examples illustrate real-life situations and children that other student teachers have encountered

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The scenarios are interesting, especially with the emphasis on theories to support and direct the reader’s focus. This is a powerful tool for introducing the chapter and beginning discussion of the topics in the text.

This is an excellent text! The authors exemplify all that is philosophically important for future early childhood teachers. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Helen C. Botnarescue, PhD is a Professor Emeritus at the California State University. She currently chairs the Retired Members Committee for ACEI, and Co-chairs the Retired Members of OMEP. She is a 3-time president of the California ACEI, and has served twice as a Region 10 representative to NAECTE. Helen is a regular contributor to several publications including Childhood Education, journal of the Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI), The Activist, newsletter of ACEI, and Retirees Review, newsletter of ACEI. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Pub; 2 Sub edition (March 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0827352425
• ISBN-13: 978-0827352421
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,717,844 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An ABC Practicum Guide For Students and Teachers, April 24, 2000

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This review is from: Student Teaching: Early Childhood Practicum Guide (Paperback)

Threw out the chapters there are detailed teaching aspects. I have learned personal values, I planned activities and got to act them out and it taught me to teach and learn but also have fun. How to work with children with disabilities. It talks about the Laws in childhood. It helps us get the parents involved show them how to help there child with home visits. It covers Montessori, and Reggio Emillia and other teachers who have influenced teachers threw out the centuries.

I am a student in early childhood and this book has been a valuable tool. Threw out the chapters there are detailed teaching aspects. Chapter 2 Placement- First Days on the Teaching Team. This chapter helped me when I started my practicum. I knew to go and get familiar with the center and teacher so I good feel more at ease. I learned to take something to do with the children. I have learned personal values, I planned activities and got to act them out and it taught me to teach and learn but also have fun. I can set up a classroom, and put things in order to locality. I learned to plan weekly and monthly activity schedules and to plan them around the seasons and holidays. I learned why Erikson theory works and why we follow his stages of development. You will read about Maslow and Burton White. You will learn to listen to the children and parents and each other. It teaches you how to solve simple and complex problems. How to work with children with disabilities. It shows you how to observe and be observed. It talks about the Laws in childhood. The does and don'ts and passing the Licensing. It talks about quality programs and how to keep them that way. It helps us get the parents involved show them how to help there child with home visits. It covers Montessori, and Reggio Emillia and other teachers who have influenced teachers threw out the centuries. It talks about the teacher shortage and how we need to pull together and work hard to be who we want to be. Over this entire book is a wonderful tool to help you grow and start a wonderful career in Childhood profession. I recommend keeping this book a reference guide for future use.