I have a friend who is a teacher and teaches preschoolers ages 2- 4. She is great at her job! I think a lot of that stems from the way she communicates with her small group. She is always sure to get down on their level, look them in their eyes and use a welcoming positive tone. When telling a story she is very animated for the children and when explaining directions she makes sure to calm her voice so they can understand and get the cue of how important it is to listen. When she speaks with adults she can turn off the preschool teacher switch and turn on the regular speaking adult switch just like that! I love the way it seems that her students are so responsive to her voice and pay such close attention to her cues and tone. I am also a preschool teacher and have used many of her techniques to communicate with my class with great success. These techniques seem to help the day progress more smoothly with the students.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Communicating and Collaborating in the Early Childhood Field - Competent Communication
This new class is all about communication and I am super excited about what I'll be learning. Our first post assignment is about competent communication. We have to think of someone (e.g., family member, celebrity, politician, friend, or professor) who demonstrates competent communication within a particular context. What behaviors does this person exhibit that make him or her effective? Would you want to model some of your own communication behaviors after this person? Why or why not?
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Shayla, Isn't it exciting when we can garner the attention of the little ones by communicating clearly. So glad you have a good role model near you professionally.
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ReplyDeleteWhen working the field of education children are our best teachers, if we are not communicating something effectly they will not respond and it is our reponsibility to stop and think about what we can change to make it better. The same technique we need to use with our parents, this will convey the message that we are very interested in communicating effectively with them in order to help their child and their family. Tone of voice and eye contact are great ways to encourage communication, I'm glad to see that you are using them with class and getting great results.
Shayla you have chosen a great person to model your communication skills after. When a teacher gets on the child's level to speak with them and can do animations in their voice when reading a story, she is great. Continue to immulate this wonderful teacher.
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