D2 – Evaluate factors that influence the effectiveness of each interaction.
In this piece of coursework I will be analysing and evaluating the factors that influence the effectiveness of each interaction in relation to my work experience in a children’s nursery.
The individuals preferred language
When evaluating factors that influence interactions, in this case the preferred language style was to speak to the nursery children more on their level without using words they don't understand or personal jargon that only I understood. This was a positive influence on communication as I was able to do this effectively as I didn't have to change the language, I just used simpler terms which I did without even noticing as I knew I was communicating with children. As I have younger cousins of the same age range I was able to do this effectively from using the same approach.
Personality
In this case the personality communication effectors were based on the personality of a child. Because young children are more difficult to maintain focus and concentration, going about creating effective communication was more complex as I had to devise strategies to go about. Were as an adult would be easier as their concentration levels would be higher and more controlled. To be able to tackle this being aware of the way children behave is an advantage so more practice with interacting with children in a younger age range would improve my understanding on the way to communicate with children effectively and also become easier.
Environment
During the group activity environmental noise was a key area that affected communication. This was because as I was in a class of 25 children and I was working with only six of them, there were distractions in noise and physical spacing. As I read to the group of six, other children in the class that was not participating were shouting out things and trying to