Interview Preschool Teacher

The interview with a preschool teacher named Tracy Campbell went very well. She has been a preschool teacher for a year and was previously a church preschool director. Tracy described her job as rewarding because of the opportunities to teach young children while impacting their future. For her, a typical day at work involves getting children to focus and having some fun. She encourages them during playtime, a reading circle, activities, and art. Finally, she must ensure that each child is receiving the same amount of assistance and the children with special needs have all the assistance that they need to succeed. Tracy stated that she has one student with hearing loss in her classroom and that she has challenges listening to instructions and
According to psychologist Eric Lenneberg, languages include a system of phonology, words, and syntax (Singleton & Shulman, 2013). Also, he determined that there are critical years for learning a second language and that capability for learning a language always exists even with hearing impairments. Therefore, the student with hearing loss in Tracy Campbell’s class still has the ability to learn a language, even if that language is sign language. Tracy Campbell believes that the child could improve verbally speaking with the help of hearing stories and people presenting images with words when they say them. There are strong arguments for the biological perspective for speech and language development. These developments include large increases in brain weight, the formation of myelin sheaths on the axons, and increases in the number of neuronal connectors within the cortex during the early years of life (Singleton & Shulman, 2013). Each of these strengthen overall
Behaviorism determined that behaviors rely only on observable phenomena (Singleton & Shulman, 2013). This means that there are no inferences are made using unobservable things. According to Singleton and Shulman, proponents of this nurture view argued that although environmental stimuli were not always identifiable, the frequency of certain behaviors or antecedent behaviors could be increased if positive reinforcers or consequences were contingent upon the targets (2013). Language relied on the role of imitation as well as the combination of unconditioned stimuli and unconditioned responses. According to this view, parents teach their children language through both imitation training of words and phrases as well as the shaping of phrases and sentences through success of adult-like speech (Singleton & Shulman, 2013). It is important for the parents to focus on correcting syntax mistakes instead of word meaning mistakes. Intervention involves applied behavioral analysis and variations of that methodology within the speech-language pathology field. Applied behavior analysis is particularly used for children with autism. It includes methods such as the Natura Language Paradigm and Pivotal Response Treatment which address the child’s motivation by having them request wants and needs (Singleton & Shulman, 2013). Around 1965, language training programs were developed under the