Communication As A Teaching Assistant

As a teaching assistant is essential for me to understand the importance of building positive relationship with in the school using the right and effective communication. I know from working in a school we have to adapt ourselves to be able to talk to different people in different situations and for the out come to be successful we need to know how best to get our point across for a more useful response. As a teaching assistant we play a vital part of being a role model, so being able to demonstrate the right and effective way for communication is key in building positive relationships.
It is important to use effective communication to build a positive relationship with a child for many different reasons. A child will use what they are taught
So firstly a child needs to be able to follow instructions and understand what is being asked for them to do. We can not do this by being over powering and being intimidating. We need to find the balance of being on their level, using body language is key, talking too them with eye contact by either sitting down at their level or kneeling down. A child response depends on what they have understood, so using the right words is key for them to absorb what they are being asked or told. Being patient for a response gives the child a chance to be confident and independent in what they want to say. We can not hurry the child because in some cases it causes them to panic, or hesitate and get nervous which ends in a less successful response. We also need to be able to use effective listening as this helps us asses and learn about the individual child. This is very important for developing our own skills of
The similar reasons are so that they can use add those techniques in developing their already established communication skills. So that they can carry on building their own positive and maintain those relationships with their peers and adults. With a young person they need to feel as a individual, and importance so giving them responsibility is a key way of building that positive relationship. With indirectly using effective communication can help the young person responds more successful. An example is as a teaching assistant giving the young person instructions and being told to do something but using the right words so they feel they are not being dictated without choice is key. A young person will succeed more if they feel they have a choice and that they are choosing. So as a teaching assistant being able to allow the young person to be treated as an individual with responsibility of their own mind. But to do this successfully it is important for us to build a positive relationship by the right communication. We need to be able to listing to the young person, it has to be an essential part of finding out how best to respond to that young person. We have to use our own initiative in choosing the right effective words and the right body language. Yet again not being over powering or