Scenario: Offering Choices To Children

[tejal.chabhadia]

Educators use the strategy of offering choices to children to give them some control and ownership. Read the following scenarios and suggest what choices you could provide each child to promote co-operative and positive behaviour.




QUESTION 5 (A)

What choices could you offer Brian that would encourage him to co-operate with you?
My reply :Educator can tell Brian what’s there in lunch and ask him if he is hungry and tell him it’s the last call or if he would like to eat the lunch now or he would not be offered lunch later.
And if Brian refuses the lunch the educator should offer him sandwiches because he doesn’t like food as it’s the duty of care we shouldn’t keep child hungry.
My assessor reply:Consider what choices you can offer Brian, A choice is an act of choosing between two or more possibilities. You need to ensure the choices are giving the child a sense of empowerment whilst still complying with the rules of coming to the table for lunch. What you have written can be seen more as a bribe. This kind of response may encourage the child to continue this kind of behaviour with the thought he will get a reward of his favourite food.

READINGS SCENARIO Evan
Evan (5 years) does not want to help pack away before lunch. You have reminded him several times that you cannot get the tables ready for lunch until all the blocks have been put away, the puzzles picked up and the home corner tidied.

QUESTION 5 (B)

What choices could you offer Evan that are likely to encourage him to co-operate with you?
My reply: Educator could offer help in pack away to help Evan so that he doesn’t feel he is the only one to pack away and tell Evan we could go outside for lunch after pack away.
My assessor reply:You need to ensure the choices are encouraging the child to pack away whilst still benefiting you as the educator. What choices can you give Evan?

READINGS
Alana(5 years) is busy drawing an intricate picture on the table that you need for the cooking activity.


QUESTION 5 (C)

What choices could you provide for Alana that would encourage her to co-operate with you?
My reply:Would ask Alana to let me know once she finishes with the drawing so we could her drawing for the cooking activity later.
My assessor reply :You need to respect the child’s needs while at the same time making sure you are giving clear instructions that this table needs to be set up for a cooking experience. What can say to Alana?

Could somebody please help me???I am stuck in this assignment this is my 2nd try,,,

Thanks

[Lorina]

The following information may help:

Offering Choices To Children

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Lorina

[Lorina]

When offering choices, you need to offer two to the child so they can pick either one. The choices you offer you have to follow through though...

For example - with the Evan scenario:

Evan It's nearly lunch time and I bet you are getting hungry. I need to set the tables so we can have lunch. Are you going to put the blocks away or pack away the puzzles...

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Lorina