Preschool Teacher Interview Paper

I interviewed Amy Richardson at the Livingston County Career Center. My inspiration to become a preschool teacher was fueled by Amy’s early childhood and parenting classes. On Tuesday, we discussed authentic assessment together. I was able to receive beneficial information from her own experiences and personal opinions. We exchanged different materials as well that she will implement with both her high school and preschool classes. She also stated that it was wonderful to see educators in training such as myself being taught such effective teaching methods.

Amy used the example of creating child portfolios as her choice of assessment. She stated that showing pictures with captions and placing these in the preschool environment is a method she uses. She has them in noticeable areas that are used for …show more content…
They allow the child to perform a goal and reach a certain standard in the best way that matches their interests and skills. These goals and standards are met by using materials in their natural environment, are self initiated, and may have some influence from an educator or adult figure. The children are completing different benchmarks out of their own choice and not simply because they’re instructed to. It shows what different skills a child has and how they can demonstrate them. She also added that not all children are the same. When you look at a child, you’re not looking off a worksheet that you asked them to complete… you’re looking at the whole child. I also agree with Amy’s perspective on the strengths authentic assessment has to offer. Whenever I have worked with children in the past, I’ve tried to allow them to lead themselves to what they would prefer working on. It allows them to engage in activities and play that they enjoy which will also enhance the skills they already have and hopefully improve ones that need more