465-100 Practicum 1

Credit Points

HECS Band

Coordinator

Corequisites

465-107 CTP12 Curriculum Design

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

Students will begin to develop skills in communication, observation and planning for individual children and small groups, taking responsibility for children, and reflecting on the roles and responsibilities of the early childhood professional in services for children aged 3-5 years. The practicum placement will enable students to implement the theoretical and practical understandings presented in Year 1 subjects; specifically, the impact of social contexts on child development and learning; the development of cognition in young children; the development of physical, motor, sensory and perceptual skills; the presentation of literature to young children; the role of arts-based learning in early childhood settings; and the curriculum bases for planning individualised experiences for children.

Assessment

15 days of practicum, and associated written tasks as specified in the BECS 1 Practicum manual.

Prescribed Texts

• MacNaughton G and Williams G, Techniques for Teaching Young Children: Choices in Theory and Practice. Melbourne: Longman 1998.