Support An Effective Speech Language And Communication Environment Analysis

If both practitioners and parents offer their children effective support their holistic development will be significantly benefited.

As child practitioners we must work on our skills in communicating with children because the way we communicate with them is important not only for their communication and language development, but also the development of our relationship with them. Young children often aren't able to express their thoughts and feelings in words, or express them poorly. Because of this, it's important that child practitioners can listen carefully and help children to learn how to express themselves and also provide what they need.

I am of the opinion that as a child practitioner an essential part of our work role will involve actively seeking to evolve and where apt build relationships. Consequently having a significant impact on children and young people’s lives.

POSITIVE: Maintaining good relations with Parents, Carers is an essential element in the healthy development of a child. This then enables the practitioner to understand the child more (i.e. how the child behaves at home and alternatively how the child behaves at school). Parents may be then able to voice any concerns they have with the practitioner and this will therefore result in a healthy parent – practitioner relationship allowing good communication which will aid in them both in aiding the child. Each communication technique needs to be varied for each child.

Environment: Socialisation is important for children. Parents who offer their children varied opportunities in which to meet new people and experience new things give their children an invaluable gift. When they are babies, children need no more than the attentive, loving care given by their parents, but as they grow, it is beneficial for children to expand their worlds by making friends with other people and learning about different cultures. Children who gain a sense of confidence in their ability to interact with people will take them into adulthood making both their personal and professional lives

Through this, practitioners can pass on information via their meeting agendas or promotion of their open door policy for raising concerns about practice or other, that anyone feels has the potential to contribute to or cause children's vulnerability. It helps everyone look at information and sharing it, storing it,

*Enabling environment- children learn best in positive surroundings when the activities are set out for their personal requirements and there is a good relationship between practitioner and parents of the children.

And learning. Practitioners and parents are partners in the child’s education. They consult and collaborate to create for the child a climate of respect, success, and joy necessary for lifelong learning.

Communication and explanation between agencies, practitioners and parents is effective as it can help families by giving them guidance and advice with their child when at home, this will help give the parents understanding about the child’s condition and may help them to feel less stressed as they will feel they have help and support from the team as they are specialists in the particular area.

The responsibility of the practitioner is to work as part of a team with other professionals and staff members effectively to bring children and parents the best possible service i.e. working with social workers, speech and language therapists, and family support workers. Practitioners must also have a working partnership with parents, to work effectively with the child as the parents are the primary carers and they will know what the child is like at home and what the child’s interests are. For example they would have a policy called ”parents as partners”.

Professional knowledge, skills and values are shared appropriately in order to enrich the experience of children more widely.

All learning and exploring is positive and nurturing. The environment needs to encourage children’s development. It’s how children feel positive and confident about their sense of self and their individual accomplishments. Their space needs to provide a balance of challenge, risk and safety.

When preparing environments for children, it is important to consider their age and stage of development. I also need to ensure that the experiences and play opportunities offered cover the areas of development outlined in the EYFS. I also need to consider whether the environment meets the needs of individual children as they are all different and develop at different rates. Some children need more challenging activities while others may need a different type of activity or different resources. Bu observing individual children to see how the engage with the environment and each other will help me to plan appropriately.

There are a whole lot of programs or curriculums out there that try to talk about the environmental and academic needs of children. In this paper, I will try my best to discuss the five components of the

Communication between parent and child has always been important. (Allsands.com) Talk with your child. From an early age, have discussions with your children as much as possible. Possible topics of conversation are: stories from when they were babies; one of the happiest days of your life was the day they were born, about their favorite television show, or their favorite food. Answer any questions they may have even if they have asked it a billion times before. And, be sure to listen to their