PlacementsLog
Entry Due at Midnight
MondayWednesday
TuesdayThursday
WednesdayFriday
ThursdayMonday
FridayTuesday
Log
entries should be e-mailed to ifst236010-mail@udel
Additionally,
print a hard copy of each entry and place each one in a notebook or folder.
If
you are absent or miss a practicium placement you are expected to note
that in your log, the reason for the absence should be given as well as
the person notified and the arrangements you have made to make up the placement.Continue
the log assignments in order.When
you go to the practicium you will do the next assignment on the list.
Field Experience
Log Format
Each
entry should begin with the following:
·Your
name (Jane Doe)
·Log
Entry Number (Log number 2)
·Age
range of children
·Your
placement schedule including the date, time, and duration of your visit.
(10/25/99, 8 - 11 a.m.)If you did
not go at the regularly scheduled time note this.
·List
the first names and ages (in years and months) of all the children present
(First names only should be used to ensure confidentiality of the information
included in your log.Never use last
names of children you observe or with whom you work.)Note
significant
absences.
·List
the names and positions of the staff present during your visit including
support people who may come for only a portion of the day (Tammy Tuesday,
teacher; Wendy Wednesday, occupational therapist).Note
significant absences.
·Daily
schedule of classroom activities that take place during your visit (be
sure to include set-up anc clean up time.)
Log Assignments
LOG # 4
The goal for
this week is to concentrate in the area of cognitive development.
Before
going to your placement
Read the information
about cognitive development in the text and the HELP Charts in the area
of cognitivedevelopment.Based
on the ages of the children in your placement get familiar with the expected
patterns of cognitive development.Review
the names of the children and their ages (in months).DO
NOT take the charts with you.
1. 1.Look
at the cognitive development aspect of your placement.
·What
are your expectations for cognitive development for children in this age
range?
·What
is cognitive development for children this age?
·How
much of the cognitive development program is dependent upon adults?
·Describe
adult-child interactions which support cognitive development.
·Focusing
on your target child play a simple cognitive game with your child based
on Piaget’s sensory-motor stages.(For
a 6-month-old infant this might be playing peek-a-boo.)
·Repeat
your motor activity from last time with either the same child with variations
or changes based on your assessment or with a child who is older or younger.Discuss
your adaptations.
2.Reflecting
on the day
Today youhad
a specific assignment in the classroom.How
was that for you?How did the caregivers
respond?How did the child respond?
·What
did your learn as your focused on another aspect of the curriculum?What
additional supports might you provide for children in the area of cognitive
development?
·How
did you feel doing a cognitive activity?Could
you remember what you needed to know?
·How
did your activity go?What might
you change or do differently?
·How
did the repeat of your motor activity go?
3.Goal
setting
In your last
log you set a goal for yourself and your performance.Restate
the goal.How did you do?If
you were successful, why?If your
were not successful assess why and discuss how you will work toward the
goal or how you will reframe it.
Before
leaving your placement
Be sure that
you have all the information you need for your journal and that you confirm
your next session.