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**This
is from a handout I received in college.**
***Adapted from Wood,
et al., Working with Under Fives, Vol. 5, Oxford
Research Project, High Scope Press, p. 214.***
1. The subject of a conversation
should relate directly to the child and his/her
experience.
2. Conversation, with mutual
respect and enjoyment between adult and child, is better
than teaching (where the child knows that the adult
knows the answer).
3. Listen carefully to the child
and take your cues from what the child says and does.
4. Hand the conversation back to
the child in each turn sequence (so you don't fall into
the trap of taking over the conversation).
5. Always wait for the child to
reply.
6. Modify or rephrase questions if
necessary.
7. Avoid a barrage of
questions-remember that a running commentary can be
better than questions. Comment about what the child does
as she/he works with materials. Comment in a way that
offers the child information about items/properties of
materials when and where the child needs that
information. In that way the information is related to
the child's own plans and intentions. |
