Skills Assesment

very, the children were more interested in what i had in my hands.No, the children were very unsettled and were not willing to listen much.AssertivenessTo show the children you have self esteem and confidence.To show the children i have control of the situation and i have authority.Quite effective as the children focused on me more after i was assertive with them.Yes, Jordan listened to what i was saying after i was assertive with her.Closed QuestionTo change the topic of a conversation or quickly end one,.To be more direct and personal with the children and start new topics of conversation. Very, the children answered me straight away.Yes, the children were more engaged and involved with the things i was saying once i introduced the topic of healthy eating to them with a closed question.Tone of VoiceTo change the expression on my face and my emotion using tone of voice.To show the children my feelings on the situation or things i was saying, e.g. an enlightening tone with a smile shows the children i am happy and friendly.Very effective as the children understand when i was happy :) and when i wasn’t so. Yes, this helped the children understand my emotions and they could tell the amount of sternness in my voice. Use of Appropriate VocabularyTo allow the children to understand me.To show the children i understand them and they can understand me. Quite effective, the children mostly understood me.Yes, the children understood me most of the time but i could rephrase the vocabulary and words i use into a more child friendly context. Relate PositivelyTo form a bond between you and the service user.To show attention to aspects of the service user to relate to them.Very, i gave Jordan 100% of my attention to enable her to understand me and be positive towards me.Yes, Jordan was more settled after i spoke to her one on one but next time i would talk to all the children.