Outline the difficulties that may arise in communication and how these may be overcome.

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P2 - Outline the difficulties that may arise in communication and how these may be overcome.

Communication is essential for every individual, there are many factors that can have an effect on a person’s ability to communicate ; things such as emotional distress, dialect, health problems, language differences, environmental problems, cultural differences, disability, sensory deprivation and jargon, slang and acronyms. These factors are known as barriers to communication because they prevent people to communicate with each other

There are many factors that can put a stop to communication with a child, for example

Sensory deprivation and disability. This means visual and hearing can be harmed when communicating. Problems with sight or hearing can mean that signs can’t be seen, leaflets can’t be read or conversations can’t be heard, also this tend to limit the individual’s ability to communicate verbally and to interpret other people’s non verbal communication. To try and overcome this barrier you will have to make the child feel as any other child in the classroom and try not to single that child out. However it may help on occasions if all the children worked together and tried to learn things such as sign language to communicate with that child. Also it would be good if that child is made to get involved with everything possible to improve on his/her communication with others.

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Whilst I was on work experience I came across a little girl aged 3 that was deaf  that would not talk much or get involved with activities as much as the other children. When I talked to her or instructed her to do something she did not always hear me and would not follow instructions and do as she pleases. This made it harder to overcome the barrier because I was not able to make myself clear to her as I had never experienced anything like this before. To over come this barrier myself, a few other children and ...

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