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Strengths: My experiences in working with children have helped me improve my skills as an educator; I believe one of strengths would be using behaviour reinforcement. According to BF Skinner (2014, Page 64) behaviour reinforcement is used to discourage or promote desired behaviours, to which I have found effective. In my before and after school care workplace, I regularly use verbal and physical reinforcement for example, high-fiving, clapping, and having a prize box. I have discovered how well children respond to positive reinforcement and now rely upon it to guide positive behaviour. Positive reinforcement includes positive language, to which I believe to be another strength of mine. During my previous practicum, I chose to emphasise positive

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