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Subject: Children's self-confidence

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Genet

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Date Posted: 05:08:37 01/26/11 Wed

Hello everyone!!

I have recently started the e-learning course and would to post my experience of working with children's self-confidence who have dyslexia and speech/language difficulties (I am a speech and language therapist).

I have found that these children have become so used to failure within an educational environment that before any therapy/ teaching can begin that a level of encouragement, support and understanding is required for the child.

I will always start with a gentle conversation, and in some instances be the only one who talks for the first few minutes, leaving pauses to see if the children want to start to talk. Occasionally we have just drawn pictures together until the child is more comfortable and confident to talk.

I explain to the students that I see and help lots of children who have difficulties with language.

And I always tell them trying is the important thing. I give praise to the children for having a go at a task by saying 'Good try' or 'good effort'

Hope someone finds this useful!

Gen

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Re: Children's self-confidence	Theresa	20:54:47 01/27/11 Thu