As a
future early childhood educator I found the following 3 ideals from the NAEYC
code of ethic meaningful to me as a professional. As an educator it is always
important to try to be familiar with current trends and ideas within your
field. I am currently doing this by pursing my education in the field of early
childhood education. The knowledge that I will obtain during this program will
better prepare me to meet the needs of the students I work with grades K-3. The
second ideal addresses creating an environment where children can feel safe. As
educators we need to make sure that the children we work feel that they are
cared for in their classroom. This can only be done when teachers respect their
children and provide a nurturing atmosphere for them to grow and learn. The
last ideal addresses being an advocate for all children. I am already doing
this as a special educator in a self-contained setting. It is my job to make
sure that my children have access to additional supports when necessary. Many
of my students have difficulty with expressing themselves verbally and have
fine motor difficulties. It is my responsibility to make their needs know to
the professionals who work with them. The speech pathologist and occupational
therapist work with inside of the classroom so that my children can be
successful in the classroom and outside of the school setting.
I-1.1—To be familiar with the knowledge base of early
childhood care and education and to stay informed
through continuing education and training.
I-1.5—To create and maintain safe and healthy
settings
that foster children’s social, emotional, cognitive, and
physical development and that respect their dignity
and
their contributions.
I-1.9—To advocate for and ensure that all children,
including those with special needs, have access to the
support
services needed to be successful.
Resource
NAEYC. (2005, April). Code of ethical conduct and statement of commitment.
Retrieved August 10, 2012, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETH05.pdf
Does your speech pathologist always keep your students in your room? Our's claims she has to take them out because she is working on articulation... Have you ever had them taken out for services and have you seen an improvement in your students that are serviced in your room?
ReplyDelete*Great choices in ideals! There were many great ones to choose from.
Hi Kristen, this year we had an AWESOME speech pathologist. Typically they do take the kids out for services. In the past I could never really see how their skills were progressing because everything was done in isolation. This year the person we had would tell me what he was using during the pull-out sessions and give me strategies to use with the kids in the class. He used a pacing board with some of the kids who had trouble formulating sentences. I went to our resource center and had two of them blown up so the kids could use them throughout the day.He would also come in during our reading lessons and work with the children in the class as well. This is the first year that I had someone so involved with what was actually going on in my room and not just showing up at my door to pick the kids up and then drop them off again.
DeleteThesha- first I want to say I love the changes you made to your blog, second I want to say that I like your choices on ethics. It was difficult to choose just a few because the importance of them all. I also noticed that you stated your resource teacher works inside your room, what is that like, is it disruptive?
ReplyDeleteThanks Elizabeth! It was rough in the beginning but I'm really fun doing this now. :-) It was difficult to choose because I think so many of the ideals hit home for all of us. I was sharing with Kristen that we have an AWESOME speech pathologist that works very closely with me and my students. He does pull-out services and comes into my class as well. I really don't find it disruptive because he would come in during my reading lessons. He would incorporate the skills the kids were working on in speech with what I was teaching that day. He would always ask me a few days in advance what I was working on and if he could come in. I would have to say that this was a model for what related service providers should be doing for the children they service. I'm hoping we get him back this year because I really did see my students make progress in the classroom.
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