3. NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION:
Body language, facial expressions, and gestures play a significant role communication. Educators should be aware of their own non-verbal cues and those of the children. Positive nonverbal communication can create a welcoming atmosphere that encourages children to engage and participate.
4. SIMPLE AND CLEAR LANGUAGE:
Use simple and easy understanding language for children to avoid confusion and ensures message is conveyed accutately. For a two years old child, instead of saying, "please go and fetch your red toy car from the living room." Simplifly it to,"get your red car".
5. RESPONSE TIME:
Children need pletly of response time. It is important for parent/ EYP to give children sufficient reponse time to allow them the time to understand what has been said and also to form their thoughts and words in response. As an EYP, it is important when working with groups of children to remember thateven children of the same age will have different response times. This means that yoiu should not create situations when children who are lucky to be responding quickly are always chosen. You should also notassume that a child has not understood if they do not respond straight away beacause some children will take more time than others.
6. EXPANSION:
Expansion helps children to hear a longer and more sophisticated version of what they have said. This gives the child a good speech model for reinforcement and increases vocabulary and language structures. It is a way of recognizing what children have said, and an adult adds a word to what the child has said. Extend the child's "sentences" to the way an adult says them, then add an additional, related comment. An example of expansion would be if a child says, "Car go," and you say, "The car is going. It's a red car."
7. LEBELLING:
Using labels in the setting is a great way to surround the physical environment with words. Seeing these labels every day helps children to memorise letter formation and understand the relationship between a word and its meaning. This
should be in line with the child’s level of development.
8. RECASTING:
REcasting is a skill that children to hear a correct version of what they have been listened to. To recast a phase, simply repeat back to the child what thet have said but using rthe correct words. Fo rexample, the child says,"my dad goed" and you recasts back,"yes, your dad went".
9. VISUAL SUPPORT:
Visual aids can be used to support children in understanding and remembering specific information or instructions. This can be diverse and flexible to meet the individual communication needs of children and can include photographs, symbols or charts. Within a classroom environment, you could have a visual timetable with symbols to represent each activity or event of the day. Whether you are using a simple “Now and Next” board or have a more complex schedule displayed, make sure it supports the child in understanding their daily routine and is not overwhelming. It should be a positive facilitator of discussion between the child and the adult, not just a command centre. Additionally, Photographs or images representing the child can empower them to make their feelings, wishes and interests known. It is important that when a child points to an image, you say the name of the object or activity, so the child begins connecting with the image and the word.