Teacher Assistant
Competency-based
ONET: 25-9042.00
1
Years
48
Skills
Classroom instruction topics
- EEC 1000: Introduction to Early Childhood Education
- EEC 1200: Early Childhood Curriculum I
- EEC 1311: Early Childhood Curriculum II
- EEC2407: Facilitating Social Development
- EDG2943 Educational Service Field Work
On-the-job training
- Knowledge of basic principles of child growth and development
- Identifying developmental milestones of children birth to 5 years of age
- Identifying components of quality care including, health, safety, curriculum planning, play, social/emotional development, language and literacy, culturally responsive caregiving, and comprehensive family support services
- Analyzing how children learn
- Describing how personal learning style affects young children’s learning
- Explaining the importance of a strong teacher-child relationship in fostering young children’s development
- Identifying factors that may contribute to atypical development
- Creation of developmentally appropriate learning environment that is safe, healthy, respectful and supportive of children and families
- Describing developmentally appropriate content and goals for health, safety, and nutrition program for young children
- Identifying classroom procedures that teach proper health habits (e.g., washing hands before eating and after using bathroom, covering one’s mouth when coughing, etc.)
- Determining the factors to be considered in providing a safe environment for young children
- Creating safety rules for the classroom and playground
- Analyzing the role of culture in health, safety and nutrition education
- Understanding and application of the principles of screening and assessment
- Describing the purpose and methods of assessment
- Evaluating screening and assessments instruments
- Discussing uses of formal and informal screening and assessment data to plan for the educational needs of children
- Identifying the components of portfolios and how they are used to assess children’s development
- Describe the role of web-based platforms and how they are used for effective documentation of screening and assessment data
- Understanding and application of the principles of screening and assessment
- Explaining the type of professional behavior expected of an adult in the classroom
- Demonstrating professional characteristics such as responsibility, cooperation, dependability, and self-evaluation
- Describe early childhood educator’s professional responsibility towards their students’ and families’ privacy and confidentiality as it relates to the use of social media
- Identifying professional early childhood organizations on the local, state, and national levels and analyzing their position statements
- Identifying opportunities for professional growth
- Development of educational programs that promote the social and emotional development of children
- Differentiating between subjective and objective observations
- Demonstrating the ability to write objective observations
- Examining the relationship between positive guidance and the child’s developing sense of competency, self-esteem, and self-control
- Explaining the relationship between child development and realistic behavioral expectations for children
- Identifying techniques and strategies that promote conflict resolution and prosocial behavior
- Discussing the role of the classroom environment in influencing behavior
- Identifying developmentally appropriate components of a positive and effective classroom
- Develop and implement lesson plans that recognize you children’s individual learning styles
- Development of educational programs that improve motor, language and cognitive development of children, including literacy development
- Discussing how play promotes cognitive, physical, social, emotional, creative development, language acquisition, and self-help in young children
- Describing the developmental sequence and stages of play
- Explaining the importance of play in promoting children’s development
- Differentiating between child-initiated play activities and teacher-directed activities
- Identifying environments that promote active learning through play, such as independent exploration, discovery, and multisensory involvement
- Identifying activities that promote active learning through play, such as independent exploration, discovery, and multisensory involvement
- Describe developmentally appropriate role interactive technology and media play to develop digital literacy in the preschool classroom
- Summarizing the characteristics of developmentally and culturally appropriate practices that guide effective instruction
- Identification and demonstration of effective program management techniques
- Identifying philosophy, policies, planning, supervision practices and family participation as variables involved in quality programming
- Describing and discussing developmentally and culturally appropriate practices for children birth to age 5
- Identifying state standards and national standards, policies, and position statements for young children
- Designing a developmentally appropriate environment based on children’s needs
- Describe and develop lesson plans that support a developmentally appropriate curriculum
- Promotion of involvement and positive relationships with families and communities
- Identifying strategies and models for encouraging, facilitating, and incorporating family and community involvement in all phases of early childhood education
- Identifying barriers that limit access to high quality care or services
- Selecting effective communication techniques to use with families.
- Analyzing the diversity of contemporary families and how to provide for their needs
- Identifying procedures for appropriate and effective family conferences
- Describe the role of web-based platforms and mobile apps for effective communication with families
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