Can anybody help me on this as I have read and re read and it doesn't seem to sink in:- communication techniques which encourage children to communicate freely, including the role of positive feedback, encouragement and non-verbal behaviour as a means of communication and of facilatating and regulating verbal interaction.

Thanks Juney

Hi Juney,
It seems a bit of a mouthful, doesn't it?
I think it's all about encouraging the children to communicate with their peers and with staff. How do we do this?
* Getting down to their level, and making eye-contact
* Smiling a lot!
* Nodding, thumbs up, and other non-verbal expressions
* Agreeing, praising ("That's a good idea", "I like the way you...." etc)
*Asking open-ended, non-threatening questions, so children don't feel "put on the spot"
* By offering exciting activities which will encourage the children to talk
* By offering varied role play scenarios, puppets, small world toys to encourage speaking and listening skills.


Hope this gets you started

Thanks i,ve got the idea now, and yes it was a mouthful
Juney

Hi Juney -
Welcome to the Forum by the way. I'm sure Helen meant to add this to her post!

There's always so many new members it's hard to keep track. Welcome juney. Be sure to come back if you need more help and perhaps help others too if you feel able to.

Whoops!!

Welcome from me, too!

Sue