Observing communication

I observed a mom interacting with a child on a cartoon. The cartoon was Doc McStuffins. During the cartoon I feel the mom interacted with the child in a positive way. She was listening to the child after they finished visiting an exhibit. Feedback from mom was positive and showed Doc Mc Stuffins that are thoughts was important to the family.

I learned from this week’s resources and videos how effective communication should be. Reading this week’s resources and listening to the media segment reassures me that what I have been doing in my classroom is shaping a positive environment to communicate and develop language skills. I will continue to utilize the guiding principles of having ‘teacher talk,’ expanding critical thinking and cognitive skills with ‘challenging talk’, and creating moments to ‘step back’ will be a way I continue to communicate effectively with children.