Reflective Communication Skills

According to Goddard and Walton (2012) the most crucial skills required by any person working with children are communication skills, this can be seen from the fact that communication heads the list of core skills required by practitioners in early years(CWDC, 2010 cited in Rose and Rogers, 2012). My communication skills are what made this situation an example of good practice when working at my placement. This is since, it first helped to create a good relationship with the child and it allowed him to gain trust of me. To highlight how important relationship with children is recognised for being one of the four groups of Early Years Professional Standards (DCSF, 2008), this is because the significance of a good relationship with the child helps support their learning and development (Johnson, 2010). The ability to communicate effectively in my experience was a good practice, as effective communication with the child constructed a learning

If this situation were to arise again, I would now be aware of the fact that every child is unique and is a knowledgeable learner from birth who can be confident, resilient, capable and self-assured (DCSF, 2008). From this experience I have learnt how to put my communication skills to use with children who are having speech or language delay. I have learnt that I need to be more assertive in terms of being able to deal with a situation from the first encounter where a child needs more support from me rather than thinking I am not capable of it. This reflection has emphasised the need to increase my knowledge and understanding of the practise of communicating with children who have developmental delays and I will achieve this through more practice where I can learn from