Having the translators present is important because many parents are English language learners. Families that speak a language other than English may suffer from being cut “off from important information” (Mendoza, 2003, p. 1). By giving the speech with translators present, she is making sure that everyone present will be able to understand the language of the speech she is giving and receive answers to questions they ask. The handout that she gives is an important example of sensitivity as it gives the parents a hard copy of important classroom information. Having a handout with this information could be an important tool for the parents to utilize all year long.
2.1 To find out the language needs and to find out how to communicate with people in your care you can find out by asking them, ask the key people, ask colleagues, read their files or you could get the relevant information from past homes or hospitals. 2.2 Some of the factors you may need to consider when trying to communicate with others could be their age, if you are trying to communicate with a child it might be easier to kneel down to their level and keep eye contact. Always be aware of your body language someone in the care system might find it difficult to communicate with people so always make sure that your body language is easy to read always assess their body language as well so that you can gauge their emotions and respond appropriately. I think it is important to make the young person aware that you are listening to what they are saying and that your concentration is fully on them and the issue at hand, a scared child could find
To work effectively we have to communicate information, this will include information such as how the child is feeling, what kind of day they have had, what their play interests are or information regarding their health, referring them to outside agencies like speech therapists. The sharing and gaining of information is a feature of our work with children, parents colleagues and others. When a child is new to a setting, the ‘settling in’ period is particularly hard and distressing for them. Practitioners need to think of ways to build a relationship with them, for this communication is key. It is also a very hard time for parents leaving their children with us, we must also use our excellent communication skills in to build relationships with them so they have confidence and trust in us.
() Child Study Teams are important to the education process because they help determine if a student is struggling due to an issue outside of a learning or behavioral deficit or if a least restrictive modification can be incorporated into the child’s education plan. CST’s help to establish If a child needs modification to regular education instruction or if another solution is viable before the student is referred to special education services. If a student can be heoped in RTI Tier 1 or 2, he/she can avoid further assessment. According to Pierangelo and Giuliani, before a formal assessment for placement in special education occurs, the student’s teacher meets with the pre-referral team to discuss the nature of the problem and what possible modifications to instruction or the classroom might be made. () The pre-referral team may consist of regular class teacher, Principal, psychologist, special education teacher, nurse, social worker speech therapist or guidance counselor.
Franklin Roosevelt once said, “We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future.” Adult guidance is the most important factor a child needs during his/her growth. Normally, parents take on the responsibility of nurturing their children and shaping their paths. However, some schools find it necessary to include Child Development classes in their curriculum in order to insure that their students can fall into the right places later in life. Those classes take on many significant subjects such as health, religion, interactions with other, growth, and life-affecting choices. There has been an on-going debate whether or not to include such classes during school hours, yet it is clearly evident that Child Development hours are a necessity.
Children usually are not involved in the discussion of divorce by the parents. Between divorcing parents there are some effects of the children that need to be discussed including how to keep good communication between parents after the separation, transportation of the children, deciding parenting time, how to handle situations where the children might try and turn each parent against the other, how the discipline of the children will be handled and the emotional instability that divorce brings. It is not uncommon in divorced families for the parents to try to communicate to one another through the children. Children are told “tell your Mom this” or “tell your Dad that.” The parents do not realize that poor communication and using the children to speak for them often causes the child to be afraid to express any feelings at all. Children need to be able to communicate and express their feelings and the parents need to have an open line of communication with each other for their children, or they can expect emotional problems to arise such as depression or anger.
Essay Title: Are you present with your children? In “Are you present with your children ? , “ author Margaret Paul explains that to stay close and present with your children it is very important and challenging. She also describes that if you don’t spend time with your child the message you transfer to them is that they are not as important for you. In my opinion spending time with your child first means that you give attention and interest to them.
Foreign and Primary Language The article of interest, “How Bilingual is Bilingual? Mother-tongue Proficiency and Learning through a Second Language” is to encourage parents and teachers to work together in ensuring that the child learns both their mother-tongue and their second language. Yacizi et al believe that you cannot be proficient in your second language until you are proficient in your mother-tongue. Additionally Yazici et al suggest that being proficient in both will have a positive effect on education and acculturation, but on the other hand if the child is not proficient in their mother-tongue then they will experience difficulties not only at home with their parents, but will also experience difficulties at school with their peers and teachers. “How Bilingual is Bilingual?
Parents have the right to express our anger, hurt, values, and expectations. Not by insulting and punishing, but by listening, modelling the behavior we want to teach, and discipline as needed.” In other words, Parents are not to put them in a situation to provoke unhappiness but during the inevitable challenges of life, we can teach children how they can be part of the solution. It is also an opportunity for them to mature and grow emotionally. Thus, many parents ponder on their roles in their child’s life. Whatever good role parents may choose to play, they may appear to be bad actors, unfortunately.
The importance of early identification of barriers to learning and the provision of early inclusive intervention and appropriate learning support. 1. Introduction Parenting or educating a child with learning barriers may be a daunting task. If the child has not been identified as experiencing a barrier to learning, teachers and parents might mistakenly assume that the child is lazy, demotivated, refuses to listen ,is unwilling to concentrate and uninterested in learning. It may still present a frustrating challenge to parents and teachers who are aware that the child has a barrier to learning, but who do not know how to deal with the situation.