Understanding Challenges in Everyday Communication

The act of communication is an everyday an act a person does without considering their behavior. Friend and Cook (2013) interpret the concept of communication and how to understand an act that is done without placing any thought into the everyday behavior. They explain how sender and receive might receive or give information to one another, but unfortunately the message may not come clear and be misinterpreted. When communicating with others, the message may not become clear to the receiver for several reasons. For example, the sender did not explain the message clearly or the receiver can not comprehend the conversation due to their surrounding. The act of communication can become challenging do to personal perspective or lack of communication.

Friend and Cook (2013) enforce the importance of being culturally aware and understanding how to communicate with others (p. 42-43). As a special education teacher, working with diverse parents and students is important to know how to communicate with them is important. Finding the appropriate method of communicating with parents can be helpful when a teacher finds culturally appropriate methods of communicating. Some parents might like to have the teacher be direct with what is occurring with their child. Others, would prefer the teacher to share the information in a more sensitive matter. Regardless of the preference of the parent, knowing how to approach a parent based on their culture is important to avoid confusion or misunderstanding. By knowing how to approach a parent, the teacher-parent relationship is at a professional level because the parent feels comfortable speaking with the teacher. As a teacher, taking the additional time to learn about students culture can help when addressing parents regarding topics they consider personal topics. Becoming culturally aware improves the relationship with both the student and parents, and help students grow within the