Hi,
'A child is refusing to share during an activity'? ...what do you do in your setting when this happens?
Enforce is a word I've issues with sorry. Sharing is a skill, learnt and made effective by choice, it's linked developmentally to age and where that sharing skill or competency hasn't yet been acquired actions can be viewed as appropriate and with that acceptable, ie: it's ok for children to share and its equally ok for them not to.
Have you found that if a child doesn't want to share at an activity there's a reason for it? Finding out the reason can help identify a solution.
Is it a coverted item, only one or few of its kind?
Scissors, sharpened pencil in pot of blunts, the only police bike with a flashing siren?
Is the item a reminder of one owned at home.
Is the item one the child would like to have at home?
Has there been a negative experience when sharing did occur?
A few 'could suggestions ..
You could act as facilitator and ask a child if they'd consider sharing the item.
You could act as a mediator and ask if they would consider sharing when ready/finished with the item.
Where a relationship already exists between children you could enable the child requesting the item to explain their need and use for it directly - if this can't be fulfilled with sharing you could move on to find an alternative item that meets the need.
You can understand why the item isn't being willingly shared.
You can protect that reasoning and defend actions by explaining the items current use to those asking for it.
You could plan ahead with knowledge of children's preference towards toys/items and provide additional, alternative items.
You could identify lone activities that rely on sharing/turn taking as a prerequisite - scheduled IT session, computer suite of 5 laptops and 10 children.
You could look at understanding ownership and how to deal with the actions of snatching, grabbing, protective, defensive reactions - pushing away, hitting, shouting, language 'mine'.
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Making the best use of ICT and other languages is in understanding what ICT is and accessing resources that support different languages.
Computers, handheld consoles, software, electronic toys that include the option of a language choice or that focusses on language as learning. Printing facillities, scan, fax, email opportunities that adds text and sign to the environment.
A good way to see what would be effective for you is to place yourself metaphorically/ or through experience in a country that provides in the main for its own native language - how would you like to be supported in your own language and also become more aware/fluent in the home language.
I hope this helps
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