Field log 8

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 # 8

The goal for this week is to concentrate in the area of emotional development as well as the I/TERS. Look at the major categories used in the I/TERS and make some specific observations in areas you did not concentrate on last week.Choose 2 or 3 categories to focus your observation for this week. DO NOT TAKE THE FORMS WITH YOU.

Before going to your placement

Read the information about emotional development in the text and review the HELP Charts in the area of socialdevelopment (the HELP Charts don’t separate these areas.).Based on the ages of the children in your placement get familiar with the expected patterns of social development.Review the names of the children and their ages (in months).DO NOT take the charts with you.

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

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

·What opportunities are available for emotional development?

·How frequently are children able to use these opportunities?

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

·How much of the emotional development program is dependent upon adults?

·Describe adult-child interactions which support emotional development.

·Focusing on your target child play a simple emotional development game with you child.(For a young infant this might be looking in the mirror and talking about the child.For toddlers it might be using faces to label emotions.)

·Repeat your social 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.

·Which categories did you choose from the I/TERS?

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 emotional development?