Early Childhood Interview Paper

The interview was conducted on Briana Martinez. Her occupation is an early childhood teacher, she teaches at a kindergarten level, at Carrizo Springs Elementary. She also holds the position of Head Grade Level Chair of Kindergarten. During this interview Mrs. Martinez was asked questions based off of her occupation, that had to deal with writing. In addition to learning about the writing skills she possessed while being an early childhood teacher, we also learned the beginnings of her career and where she truly started off. One of the first questions asked during the interview was, “Where did it all begin?” To a shocking surprise we learned that Mrs. Martinez didn’t plan on becoming an early childhood teacher at first. She graduated from Texas A&M International University with a bachelor’s degree in science because she wanted to go into

Martinez began her job as an early childhood educator there was different types of writing she had to deal with. One of the main types of writing she had to do was the lesson plans for the subjects Science, Social Studies, Math and Language Arts. Each day she has to figure out an assignment that connects with one of the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) because it is a requirement. From there she writes it out and then has it posted somewhere in her classroom. For example, if a principal was to walk in, he/she will be able to see what the students would be learning that day. Not only are these important for her students to stay on schedule, but if she were to be absent, these lesson plans help the substitute know what the students need to complete that day. Another type of writing she deals with in her daily routine is sending emails. As mentioned before, Mrs. Martinez is the Head Grade Level Chair for Kindergarten which means she organizes and shares different ideas with the rest of the Kindergarten teachers. This is extremely important because they rely on her for her emails on what is going to happen