Table 25: Learning Language and Loving it Alignment with Practice Principle 3: High expectations for every – child Practices that Does this program encourage or facilitate these Score reflect high practices? expectations Yes (Score = 2) Partially (Score No / Not for every child = 1) applicable/ Insufficient information (Score = 0) Communicate 2 high expectations to every child, every day Comments Trainees in the program are taught to apply interaction strategies with children which reflect the principles that communicate high expectations (i.e. respect and responsiveness) (Kennedy & Stonehouse, 2012c, p. 10). For example, one strategy trainees are taught is which encourage children to initiate strategies” and engage in conversational interactions which educators can then use as a way of providing responsive language input on the topic of interest. To that extent, the child’s program teaches EC educators strategies to encourage efforts and capitalise on interests children’s children’s Advocate for 1 high expectations with parents, colleagues and other professionals Comments This program is designed to teach EC educators the skills to work with children and is not designed to develop their skills to work with families, however the knowledge and skills learnt through the program may provide a foundation for advocating for high expectations with parents, colleagues and other professionals 2 Enable every child to experience success by providing
Table 25: Learning Language and Loving it – Alignment with Practice Principle 3: High expectations for every child Practices that reflect high expectations for every child Does this program encourage or facilitate these practices? Score Yes (Score = 2) Partially (Score = 1) No / Not applicable/ Insufficient information (Score = 0) Communicate high expectations to every child, every day 2 Comments Trainees in the program are taught to apply interaction strategies with children which reflect the principles that communicate high expectations (i.e. respect and responsiveness) (Kennedy & Stonehouse, 2012c, p. 10). For example, one strategy trainees are taught is strategies” which encourage children to initiate and engage in conversational interactions which educators can then use as a way of providing responsive language input on the child’s topic of interest. To that extent, the program teaches EC educators strategies to encourage children’s efforts and capitalise on children’s interests Advocate for high expectations with parents, colleagues and other professionals 1 Comments This program is designed to teach EC educators the skills to work with children and is not designed to develop their skills to work with families, however the knowledge and skills learnt through the program may provide a foundation for advocating for high expectations with parents, colleagues and other professionals Enable every child to experience success by providing 2
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