A school environment should be calm, relaxed and enjoyable for the children so they can thrive in their work and social skills. Teachers and staff should model good practice in communication and relationship. Plus understanding that non- spoken children/ adults show evidence of felling and thinking.
Being a teaching assistant the relationship with pupils must be professional without being too distant. Remembering to maintain a sense of humour and being considerate and remembering issues which are personal to them are very important. Also below are more key points to building a relationship with children, young people and adults.
Effective Communication: Key area for developing relationships with others, it helps to build relationship with people. Being able to listen to what they have to say/ sign. …show more content…
Listening carefully to who is speaking, giving them your full attention. Also considering the mood of the participants and minimising distractions in the immediate surroundings.
Some people just want you to listen and others might be talking to you for advice. Therefore you might need to ask questions during the conservation, if you want the person to open up and express their feelings or the situation in more detail you wouldn’t use ‘closed’ questions which usually receive one word answers such as ‘yes’ or ‘no’. ‘Open’ questions are a positive way to encourage the person to speak, a variety of responses allows more details, descriptions of the account, feelings, experiences and ideas. Occasionally summarising what they have said to be sure you have understood shows you have been listening and is interested in the