Field Experience III: Part B Mock Interview

Field Experience III

Part B Mock Interview

1. Welcome to the early childhood job interview. Please start out by telling me about your experiences working with young children.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be here. I highly appreciate it. I have worked with young children for the past six years. I took a course in early childhood development and education which has helped me deal with the children I work with. Throughout my work I have encountered children from different backgrounds and have learned how to balance the diversity so that they are able to learn without reservations. I have also learned how to talk to children and have them listen while instilling discipline in them without using punitive measures.

2. Tell me about

In understanding these domains, it becomes easy to utilize DAP and help a child develop.

3. What are some ways that you educate the ‘whole child’?

In order to educate the whole child, there is need to come up with developmental practices and activities that invoke the different domains of development and growth. This often requires multiple approaches being combined. For example, a class activity can be designed that children work in groups to sort different colors and then they put different colors in different areas within the classroom. This activity helps invoke the five domains of child development.

4. Tell me about how you use observation and assessment in planning for children. Give an example of how you have done this in your lesson planning.

I use observation and assessment in planning where I take note of the behaviors and characteristics that are unique to each child and then create activities which are developmentally appropriate for them. I observe the different aspects of development that each child needs and develop a lesson plan that will help the children across the different stages.

5. Please describe how you would include diversity and all children in your

For family involvement, I have designed a schedule where each parent makes at least two visits to interact with the children in the classroom. I have also enlightened parents on the need for interacting with children at home and how they need to do so to help with their development. I have implemented community based care by having other teachers in other classes involved with the children I teach and vice-versa.

7. How do you think the whole environment is a factor in a child's education?

The environment plays a role in the development because children at the young stage take in what they observe and what occurs around them. Therefore, if they are in an environment where they are shown love, care and other family values they tend to develop positively. However, when brought up in an abusive parental relationship or violent neighborhood they tend to mimic what they see when they grow up and this affects their development.

8. Describe how guidance and interactions are used in early childhood.

Guidance and interactions are used in early childhood for purposes of guiding children on how to behave and helps in development of some personal and social skills. The guidance and interactions received helps shape their understanding and