Please help i'm really stuck! I would appreciate it so much :)

[Aleezia]

I would be so grateful if anyone could provide me with assistance

I am using my NVQ Level 2 by Penny Tassoni and can't find anything in here to help me with question:

P6 - Describe how effective communication supports all areas of development

I need to provide one example for 1) Practitioner and Children and 2) Practitioners and Parents/Carers

I have already provided an example for 3) Practitioners in the setting.

Please i desperately need help and have not found any guidance anywhere...

Thanks

[Ruthierhyme]

Hi, maybe for 1 you could describe an occasion where a child selected a story book, or an activity - how were you involved, what happened, how did the actions and choices come about and how did you communicate with each other? for 2. maybe examine the last time you had contact with a parent or carers? was it a smile to say hi, did you discuss the children's day, were you charged with a responsibility to ask for a form to be filled in?

Effective communication with children involves;

• The use of open ended questions; helping to provide an opportunity for more than just yes/no replies - what, hows and why
• Eye contact and lowering yourself bodily where necessary to communicate at the same level.
• Give time for the information to be absorbed and understood
• If appropriate ask for the information to be re-told to you to help check accuracy & understanding.
• Use visual or pictorial images to help communicate
• Try to understand the child's perspective
• Use age appropriate language - don't make things unnecessarily lengthy or complicated .. eg. 2, 3 or 4 instructions all in one go.
• Being consistent in what you're doing or suggesting.
• Be positive with body language
• Consider the time and place that you are communicating in.
  eg. large group, small group, level of focus or concentration that may be needed by participating children.
• Show repsect in the way you talk and where you talk.

Effective communication with parents and carers involves;

• Your range of communcation methods - face to face, telephone, email, diary entries
• Knowing parent, carers' names and using those that are prefered.
• Be clear about what you want to talk about
• Be quick to respond to parent/carer enquiries
• Always show that you respect and value parents or carers as the child's first and main carer.
• Show that you understand and respect the need for confidentiality by beng aware of the places you use to communicate.
• Be sensitive to ways a parent prefers to communicate and adapt your way of working to meet thoses preferences .
• Know the parents that speak additional languages and always have a positive way for them to communicate with you eg. translator
• Give time for information to be absorbed and understood.
• Give time for answering or re-clarifying of what's been said
• Use positive body language to show you are listening - eye contact, facial expression, stand facing the person you're talking with.

Hth xx

[Aleezia]

Hi Ruthierhyme,

Thanks a bunch! You are a God send :)