Supporting holistic development
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2016 2:29 pm
When a child, or anyone, is experiencing frustration it is best for us to give encouragement and support so they can feel satisfaction and success rather than anger and failure. When we encourage someone we try and give them confidence and offer them hope.
Read the following scenarios and identify which strategy of effective encouragement as listed, is being demonstrated.
1. Answer
• Provide verbal support – we can do this in lots of different ways including:
• coaxing them
• providing positive feedback as they do the task
• highlighting what they’re doing well
• acknowledging what they’ve done well, for example, telling another Educator or a child’s parent – with the child present – how well they have done and what they have achieved
Scenario: The ‘Reptile Show’ had come to the centre. Noah (3 years) began to hide behind the Educator, Sue, and refuse to sit in the circle with the other children. Sue said “Yes it is a bit scary isn’t it, Noah. When I’m scared, I find it best to take a big deep breath and stand next to someone who helps me feel safe. Would you like to sit next to me in the circle?” •
2. Answer
• Provide non-verbal support - this may be through smiles, nods, clapping hands, the use of hand gestures to entice and provide feedback, paying close attention to what they're saying or doing.
Scenario: Gillian watched Tess (4 years) walk, arms outstretched, along the balance beam. As Tess looked up at her, Gillian, the Educator, nodded and smiled broadly and stayed close by to show an interest in Tess’s efforts.
3. Answer:
Take their concerns seriously and identify ways or overcoming their doubts.
Scenario: Michelle (3 years) was sitting at the top of the slide, holding on to the sides with both hands. Some other children were waiting for her to go down and she was becoming anxious. Peta, the Educator, came over to the slide and said calmly “I saw you go down the slide yesterday, Shelly, so I know you can do it. I’ll wait down here for you. Off you go!”
4. Answer:
Suggest undertaking tasks in small steps or stages (or, if we're organising the experience, we'd do so by focusing on developing one skill, reinforcing that skill and then building upon it)
Scenario: Megan, the Educator, was about to teach her group of four year old children a new circle game. They already knew ‘Punchinello’ so she wanted to introduce ‘Skip to My Lou’, a partner game. Today, Megan taught the song to sing with the game and the children practiced it a few times before standing up, to find a partner. The children learnt the first verse and in future group times, Megan will introduce the rest of the verses, one at a time.
5. Answer:
• Focus on their strengths
Scenario: “Wow. This is a hard puzzle, isn’t it Sara?” said Kylie the Educator. “You’re very clever with puzzles it’s one of your strengths. So, I’m sure that if you take your time and think about it carefully, you’ll finish it.”
6. Answer:
Believe in them
Scenario: Melanie, the Educator, smiled warmly Chrissy (11 months). Chrissy stretched out to reach the table top and attempted to pull herself up “You can do it” said Melanie, but she slipped back down. Chrissy started to frown. “Try again. That was close. You are such a clever girl. Give it one more try.” Chrissy gave a gigantic push up and successfully grasped the table top and stood up. Melanie clapped and cheered.
I matched these answers with the scenarios but my assessor told me that 3 of them are incorrect , I matched wrong answer with few scenarios, do not know which answers I have to swaps according to scenarios. please help me with this.
Thanks
Read the following scenarios and identify which strategy of effective encouragement as listed, is being demonstrated.
1. Answer
• Provide verbal support – we can do this in lots of different ways including:
• coaxing them
• providing positive feedback as they do the task
• highlighting what they’re doing well
• acknowledging what they’ve done well, for example, telling another Educator or a child’s parent – with the child present – how well they have done and what they have achieved
Scenario: The ‘Reptile Show’ had come to the centre. Noah (3 years) began to hide behind the Educator, Sue, and refuse to sit in the circle with the other children. Sue said “Yes it is a bit scary isn’t it, Noah. When I’m scared, I find it best to take a big deep breath and stand next to someone who helps me feel safe. Would you like to sit next to me in the circle?” •
2. Answer
• Provide non-verbal support - this may be through smiles, nods, clapping hands, the use of hand gestures to entice and provide feedback, paying close attention to what they're saying or doing.
Scenario: Gillian watched Tess (4 years) walk, arms outstretched, along the balance beam. As Tess looked up at her, Gillian, the Educator, nodded and smiled broadly and stayed close by to show an interest in Tess’s efforts.
3. Answer:
Take their concerns seriously and identify ways or overcoming their doubts.
Scenario: Michelle (3 years) was sitting at the top of the slide, holding on to the sides with both hands. Some other children were waiting for her to go down and she was becoming anxious. Peta, the Educator, came over to the slide and said calmly “I saw you go down the slide yesterday, Shelly, so I know you can do it. I’ll wait down here for you. Off you go!”
4. Answer:
Suggest undertaking tasks in small steps or stages (or, if we're organising the experience, we'd do so by focusing on developing one skill, reinforcing that skill and then building upon it)
Scenario: Megan, the Educator, was about to teach her group of four year old children a new circle game. They already knew ‘Punchinello’ so she wanted to introduce ‘Skip to My Lou’, a partner game. Today, Megan taught the song to sing with the game and the children practiced it a few times before standing up, to find a partner. The children learnt the first verse and in future group times, Megan will introduce the rest of the verses, one at a time.
5. Answer:
• Focus on their strengths
Scenario: “Wow. This is a hard puzzle, isn’t it Sara?” said Kylie the Educator. “You’re very clever with puzzles it’s one of your strengths. So, I’m sure that if you take your time and think about it carefully, you’ll finish it.”
6. Answer:
Believe in them
Scenario: Melanie, the Educator, smiled warmly Chrissy (11 months). Chrissy stretched out to reach the table top and attempted to pull herself up “You can do it” said Melanie, but she slipped back down. Chrissy started to frown. “Try again. That was close. You are such a clever girl. Give it one more try.” Chrissy gave a gigantic push up and successfully grasped the table top and stood up. Melanie clapped and cheered.
I matched these answers with the scenarios but my assessor told me that 3 of them are incorrect , I matched wrong answer with few scenarios, do not know which answers I have to swaps according to scenarios. please help me with this.
Thanks
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