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Communication

© 2012 Pearson Australia ISBN: 9781442541757

Communication

Communication:

•How we interact with others

© 2012 Pearson Australia ISBN: 9781442541757

Communication

Good communication includes:

Actively listening to the speakerTurn-taking - waiting for a responseMaking eye contact (if culturally appropriate)

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Supporting communication:

Model techniques to support students to develop their speech, language and communication needs skills.

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Communication

Talk

Wait

Listen

Respond

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Communication

Reinforcing and extending language

Talk about topics of interest to the students

Talk about what is happening here and now

Ask open-ended questions

Demonstrate turn taking in conversation

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Effective communication strategies:

Look at the student

Say the student’s name

Adapt you language to suit the skills of the student

Check the student’s understanding

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Effective communication strategies:Use simplified language, if appropriate

Provide information in small chunks

Wait for student to show understanding

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If unclear about what a student is communicating, you can:

Repeat back to the student what you think was said

Ask the student to show you

Use picture cards

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Use visual cues

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Non-verbal communication:gestures

intonation

smiling and nodding

looking at, sitting next to, or facing toward the student

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Students with poor communication skills may experience:

bullying

school failure

behaviour problems

reading problems

social isolation

writing problems

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Communication

Friendly, respectful communication

is the key to building a successful

relationship with students.

Without effective communication,

we cannot support learning.