Prior to the study, the practicum literacy
assignment sheet asked students to
record the story titles they read with children,
without asking for reflection upon
their learning or their interactions with
children. To prepare for this study, the
practicum instructor and I together
revised the assignment to help the students
better scaffold children’s learning
and engage in reflective self-assessment
of their own practice. (See Figure 1). The
assignment was designed to help students
attend to specific ways they could introduce
conversations about literacy skills
and the story meaning during teachable
moments with children. Students were
required to complete this practicum
assignment for five stories and five songs
or poems throughout their practicum.