Assessing Responsive Inclusive Relationships in Early Childhood Settings

Purpose

Purpose:  

The experience was designed to help you recognize and document when educators engage in practices that help foster responsive inclusive relationships with children.  It also requires that you make evidence-based recommendations to improve practice when a responsive inclusive approach is not apparent.

L.O.6 – Assess responsive inclusive relationships nurture children’s self-esteem and positive self-concept to support healthy development in children in diverse early childhood settings

L.O.7 – Examine strategies that early childhood professionals use to nurture confidence and mastery in children in diverse early childhood settings

L.O.9 – Analyze adult-child interactions to recommend strategies for supporting responsive inclusive relationships with children in diverse early childhood settings

Step 1 – Choose and view ONE of the following videos below:

“Taking Turns”
“Sand Container Conflict”
“First and Last”
“Learning to Clay Together”
“To Team or not to Team”
“Carrying a Basket”

NOTE:  Do not use “Dryden Deserves an Ice Pack”.

• All videos are uploaded to Kanopy’s website and can be accessed through the Humber Library as follows:

1) Go to: http://humber.kanopystreaming.com.ezproxy.humber.ca/
2) Log in with your Humber user name and password.
3) Click on “Browse”.  Select “Education” from drop down menu and then choose “Teacher Education Development” from the side bar menu.
4) In the “search videos, subjects…” window, type “Children Dealing with Frustrations” and hit enter.  A variety of clips appear.  Choose 1 of the 7 titles listed above.

In the “search videos, subjects…” window, search for any 1 of 5 clips indicated above by typing the title of the actual video into the area provided and hitting enter.  This will take you directly to the video.

Step 2 – Download the worksheet and record the information on the video clip.

•    Download the worksheet from Blackboard.

•    Record the name of the video you watched.

•    Record an anecdotal observation that describes the behaviour and emotions the child(ren) in the video clip demonstrated.  Include what you saw and what you heard, adhering to the following guidelines for documenting observations:

•    Where possible, address the following…WHO was involved in the interaction (indicate by using their initials); WHEN did the interaction take place (approximate date & time); WHERE did the observation take place (indoors or outdoors?  which learning area?) & WHAT did the interaction entail?

•    Document in the past tense;

•    Maintain objectivity;

•    Use clear language at all times (i.e. Write in full sentences; Strive for minimal/no mechanical errors; Avoid E.C.E. jargon.); 

Learning Outcomes Assessed

•    Use concrete/specific language (e.g. “R. rolled the ball across the floor.” NOT “R. played with the ball.”).

•    Be appropriate detailed – neither too descriptive, nor too brief (i.e. Record only those details that are most relevant to the interaction).

Step 3 – Describe the adult’s response.  

•    How did the adult respond to the child(ren)’s needs and behaviours in the video clip? Describe how the adult responded.

•    Is the strategy the educator used a direct response or an indirect response? How do you know? Cite evidence from the video to substantiate your claims.  

•    What are the benefits of the strategy used by the adult in the video? If you feel that there weren’t any benefits, describe how the strategy used by the adult affected the child(ren). Be sure to include theory from the course readings to support the recommendation made.  Explain in approximately of 200 words.

Step 4 – Write recommendation for improvement #1.

•    Use one of the strategies from Guiding Young Children: 21 Strategies by Klein (2007) to make a recommendation to the adult.

•    Is the recommended strategy a direct response or an indirect response? How do you know? Cite evidence from the video to substantiate your claims.  

•    How can the recommendation support responsive inclusive relationships with children in diverse early childhood settings? Be sure to include theory from the course readings to support the recommendation made.  Explain in approximately of 200 words.

•    Discuss how the recommendation aligns with Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years by choosing one (1) Principle for Practice discussed in the Excerpts from E.L.E.C.T. (BSEP, 2007; OMEd, 2014b) document OR choosing one (1) Foundation discussed in the How Does Learning Happen? (OMEd, 2014a) document. Explain in approximately of 200 words.

Step 5 – Write recommendation for improvement #2.  

•    Use one of the strategies from Chapter 2: Creating an emotionally supportive and equitable environment by Bullard (2017) to make a recommendation.

•    How can the recommendation support responsive inclusive relationships with children in diverse early childhood settings? Be sure to include theory from the course readings to support the recommendation made. Explain in approximately of 200 words.

•    Discuss how the recommendation aligns with Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years by choosing one (1) Principle for Practice discussed in the Excerpts from E.L.E.C.T. (BSEP, 2007; OMEd, 2014b) document OR choosing one (1) Foundation discussed in the How Does Learning Happen? (OMEd, 2014a) document. Explain in approximately of 200 words.

Step 6 – Submit the worksheet on Blackboard in .docx format.  
•    Proofread the worksheet to minimize errors in spelling, grammar and APA formatting. Also, please refer to the grading rubric to ensure all evaluation criteria have been met.