From Freinet school teacher to early years teacher
28 of the 29 essential skills of a early years teacher are already essential for a Freinet school teacher — about 97% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 28
- skills carry over
- 1
- would be new
- 97%
- of the target job covered
- 29
- essential skills of a early years teacher
What a early years teacher does
Early years teachers instruct students, primarily young children, in basic subjects and creative play with the aim of developing their social and intellectual skills in an informal way in preparation for future formal learning. They create lesson plans, possibly in accordance with a fixed curriculum, for an entire class or smaller groups and test the students on the content. These lesson plans, based on basic subjects, can include the instruction of number, letter, and colour recognition, days of the week, categorisation of animals and transport vehicles etc. Early years teachers also supervise students outside the classroom on school grounds and enforce rules of behaviour there as well.
What carries over
28 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- apply intercultural teaching strategies
- apply teaching strategies
- assess students
- assess the development of youth
- assist children in developing personal skills
- assist students in their learning
- assist students with equipment
- curriculum objectives
- demonstrate when teaching
- encourage students to acknowledge their achievements
- facilitate teamwork between students
- give constructive feedback
- guarantee students' safety
- handle children's problems
- implement care programmes for children
- instructional strategies
- learning difficulties
- maintain students' discipline
- manage student relationships
- monitor children's physical development
- perform classroom management
- prepare lesson content
- social development
- support children's wellbeing
- support the positiveness of youths
- teach kindergarten class content
- teamwork principles
What would be new
1 skillsEssential for a early years teacher and not for a Freinet school teacher. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from Freinet school teacher
2 roles- Montessori school teacher30 skills in common
- early years special educational needs teacher26 skills in common
← Freinet school teacherearly years teacher →The other way round
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How far are you from being a early years teacher?
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