FIELD EXPERIENCE LOG: IFST 236
Students are required to submit 5 field experience logs for each placement.A total of 10 for the semester.The log entries must be made by midnight of the school day 48 following the placement.

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 # 5

The goal for this week is to concentrate in the area of language development.

Before going to your placement

Read the information about language development in the text and the HELP Charts in the area of languagedevelopment.Based on the ages of the children in your placement get familiar with the expected patterns of language development.Review the names of the children and their ages (in months).DO NOT take the charts with you.

1.Look at the language development aspect of your placement.

·What are your expectations for language development for children in this age range?

·What opportunities are available for language development?

·How frequently are children able to use these opportunities?

·Describe the types of supports (human and material) which are available for language development?

·How much of the language development program is dependent upon adults?
·Describe adult-child interactions which support language development.
·Focusing on your target child play a simple language game with you child.(For a young infant this might be turn taking with sounds.)
·Repeat your cognitive 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 language development?

·How did you feel doing a language activity?Could you remember what you needed to know?

·How did your language activity go?What might you change or do differently?

·How did the repeat of your cognitive activity go?

·Discuss your overall reaction to your field placement with children this age.

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.Reflect on the goals you set over the five weeks.What have you done well, what do you see a future challenges working with children his age?

Before leaving your placement

Be sure that you have all the information you need for your journal and that you confirm your next session.Remind the teacher that this will be your last week in this classroom as your placement changes.Talk with the director about where you should go the following week.