Reflective Practitioner Essay

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In the next two paragraphs I'm going to give my opinion on what skills and qualities an effective early years practitioner should have. Early years practitioners should have skills such as listening, children have lots to say and you learn a lot about the children, it is a good relationship builder if the child knows you are going to listen to them and take in what they are saying, they will feel more comfortable to talk to you it also give you chance to show enthusiasm in what they are talking about and you can learn about the children's person interests which all comes down to good communication skills you have with them. Communication skills is also another important skill a practitioner should have as a lot of the role comes down to communication with children, other team members, parents, carers and outside agencies to build friendly and open relationships, the day to day running of the setting would not work if there was no communication between other staff members and parents/carers. From communicating with parents/carers and children you can show creative skills by planning fun and exciting activities for the children based on their interests, so the children will be willing to do the activity and develop their own skills in different areas. Qualities in a early years practitioner are patience, practitioners need to be patient and tolerant as some children can become demanding and want to be independent in what they are doing you need to give the children chance to do this even if you may be in a rush, sometimes you need to be tolerant of other staff members methods of work and dealing with problems if you feel that your own practice would work better. Practitioners need to be willing to learn as this gives them chance to grow as a professional and give them better understanding in certain areas if training is available to them and they are willing to take
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