ERIC ED384412: Improving the Way Staff Communicate with Young Children through In-Service Training.

128 Pages·1992·2.3 MB·English

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Brown, Emmeline J.
AUTHOR
Improving the Way Staff Communicate with Young
TITLE
Children through In-Service Training.
PUB DATE
92
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*Classroom Communication; Classroom Environment;
DESCRIPTORS
Communicative Competence (Languages); Early Childhood
Education; *Inservice Teacher Education;
Interpersonal Communication; Professional
Development; School Surveys; Staff Development;
Teacher Attitudes; *Teacher Improvement; *Teacher
Student Relationship
Developmentally Appropriate Programs
IDENTIFIERS
ABSTRACT
This practicum aimed to improve the way staff
communicated with young children through in-service training in a
university early childhood laboratory school s.:'ting. Eight
in-service training sessions, combined with discussion groups,
classroom/recorded observations, and practical applications, were
provided. The program focused on appropriate ways to communicate with
used in
young children. An observational checklist and a survey were
pre/post training to document the problem and to evaluate changes
after implementation of the training sessions. Criteria for success
of the program were to increase knowledge of appropriate ways to
communicate, provide staff the opportunity to practice appropriate
communication interactions, and to conceptualize the technique, as
measured by the use of the pre/post training instruments. Success was
evident in an increased number of correct responses on the posttest
appropriate
survey instrument and observations of staff utilizing
conclusion of the
ways to communicate with young children. The
training sessions produced higher ratings, which indicate that the
in-service training successfully improved staff-child communication
Ten appendices include the survey form,
and their interactions
rainee manual, tips for working with
observation checklist,
children, and observation summary reports. Contains 33 references.
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Improving the Way Staff Communicate with Young Children
Through In-Service Training
by
Emmaline J. Brown
Cluster 35
Practicum II Report presented to the
Ed.D. Program in Early and Middle Childhood
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for the Degree of Doctor of Education
NOVA UNIVERSITY
1992
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SHEET
PRACTICUM APPROVAL
place as described.
This practicum took
Verifier:
Saigeetha Sangiah
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Director of Nutrition and
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Langston, Oklahoma
Address
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Date
Emmaline J.
submitted by
This practicum report was
Yt
below.
adviser listed
direction of the
Brown under the
Middle
in Early and
to the Ed.D. Program
was submitted
of the
in partial fulfillment
Childhood and approved
Nova
of Education at
degree of Doctor
requirements for the
University.
Approved:
Ph.D., Adv son
Roberta Schomburg,
Date of Final Approval
of Report
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
the
contribution from
incorporates a
This practicum
Children
of. Young
the Education
Association for
National
Professional
Early Childhood
Council for
(NAEYC) and the
to
special thanks
like to extend
I would
Recognition (CDA).
Development, editor
Professional
Director of
Sue Bredekamp,
and observational
in the survey
materials used
of NAEYC
and editor
Phillips, Director
Carol Brunson
checklist and to
in the in-
materials used
Curriculum for
Essentials
of CDA
service manual.
iii
5
TABLE OF CONTENTS
page
TITLE PAGE
ii
APPROVAL PAGE
iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS
vi
LIST OF TABLES
vii
ABSTRACT
CHAPTER
1
INTRODUCTION
I
1
Description of Community
1
and Role
Writer's Work Setting
3
STUDY OF THE PROBLEM
II
3
Problem Description
6
Problem Documentation
12
Causative Analysis
13
to the Literature
Relationship of the Problem
21
EVALUATION INSTRUMENTS
ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES AND
III
21
Goals and Expectations
21
Behavioral Objectives
22
Measurement of Objectives
24
Unexpected Events
Mechanism for Recording
25
SOLUTION STRATEGY
IV
25
of Possible Solutions
Discussion and Evaluation
28
for Solutions Selected
_Description and Justification
35
Plan of Action Taken
40
RECOMMENDATIONS
RESULTS, DISCUSSION AND
V
40
Problem
Brief Summary of the
40
Solution Strategy
57
Discussion
58
Recommendations
60
Dissemination
61
REFERENCES
iv
66
APPENDICES
67
DECISION REPORT
NATIONAL ACADEMY
69
A
LETTER
NAEYC PERMISSION
71
B
75
SURVEY
C
OBSERVATION CHECKLIST
78
D
REPORT
OBSERVATION SUMMARY
81,
E
LETTER
CDA PERMISSION
83
F
WITH CHILDREN
TIPS FOR WORKING
87
G
TRAINEE MANUAL
112
H
REPORT (REVISED)
OBSERVATION SUMMARY
115
I
POST=EVALUATION
REPORT
OBSERVATION SUMMARY
J
V
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LIST OF TABLES
Table -
Results of Survey
I
Average Results of Developmentally Appropriate Ways to
II
Communicate with Children Observation Rating Scale
Comparison of Pre/Post Training Scores OA Selected
III
Interaction Items
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ABSTRACT
CHILDREN
WITH YOUNG
STAFF COMMUNICATE
IMPROVING THE WAY
J. 1992:
Brown, Emmaline
TRAINING.
in Early
THROUGH IN-SERVICE
Ed.D. Program
Nova University,
Practicum II report,
Childhood.
and Middle
Practices/ Early
Appropriate
Developmentally
Descriptors:
In-Service
Educational Practices/
Childhood Education/
Development/ Job
Communication/ Staff
Training/ Child
Training.
staff
improve the way
implementA to
This practicum was
in-service
children through
communicated with young
in-service training
provided eight
The writer
training.
classroom/recorded
groups,
with discussion
focused
sessions combined
The program
practical application.
observations and
children.
communicate with young
ways to
on appropriate
document
training to
in a pre/post
were used
Two instruments
implementation of
changes after
and to evaluate
the problem
used were an
The instruments
sessions.
appropriate ways
the training
developmentally
checklist on
designed to
observational
children and a survey
with young
of
to communicate
and understanding
regarding experience
glean information
childhood
in early
appropriate language
was to
developmentally
of the program
Criteria for success
programs 3-8.
communicate,
ways to
of appropriate
increase knowledge
practice appropriate
opportunity to
provide staff the
conceptualize the
interactions and to
communication
pre/post training
of the
measured by the use
of
technique, as
increased number
evident in an
Success was
instruments.
instrument and
the post survey
correct responses on
ways to
utilizing appropriate
observations of staff
of the
The conclusion
children.
communicate with young
indicate
ratings, which
produced higher
training sessions
improved staff-
training successfully
that the in-service
interactions.
and their
child communication
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