Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Question #6

I haven't had a difficult time communicating with any of the children or teachers in the classroom. It's not as much of a language barrier as it is a communication barrier. A few of the children in the classroom are special needs children and it can be difficult at times to communicate with them. There is one boy who has a very difficult time speaking and when i first started tutoring i couldn't understand him. some of the other children had to tell me what he was saying,but now think I'm starting to understand more and if i have trouble i don't have a problem asking to repeat himself, he is supposed to be practicing speaking clearer. There are a few more children who have a difficult time listening and understanding what you are asking, so I've had to learn how to reword myself so that it is easier for them to understand what I'm saying or asking them to do. As for a language difference, all of the children speak English.

1 comment:

  1. We, as humans, do definitely develop language skills over time such as the one you mention: understanding better someone we had a hard time understand at the beginning!

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