effective communication in the classroom
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EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN
THE CLASSROOM
Fi McGarry
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SITE 2.1.1
• Communicate effectively, using a variety of media, to stimulate pupils and achieve the object of lessons.
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EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM
COMMUNICATION
TWO WAY
WHO WITH?
STRATEGIES
PERSONAL PRESENCE
PUPILS
CAS
SPECIALISTS
LS
OTHERS
NON VERBAL COMMUNICATION
BODY LANGUAGE
DIRECTION OF GAZE
CUES
PROPS
VOICE PRODUCTION
MODULATION TONE & PITCH
WHEN PROBLEMS
ARISE
BROACASTING
RECEIVING
PRESENTATION
RESPECT
HONESTY
TIME TO BE
QUIET!!
DEFIANT PUPILS
PITFALLS
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What are communication skills?
• Transmission• Reception
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With whom?
• Pupils• Colleagues – managers, classroom
assistants, visiting specialists, L.S. etc.• Parents• Others
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Transmission
Crown copyright 2005
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REFLECT
• What types of communication do you use?
• What do you hear yourself saying/see yourself doing?
• Describe this to a partner• Identify any “scripts” (consistently used
phrases) or non-verbal routines you use
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Barriers
• Emotional aspects• Threats to teacher’s self-esteem• Skills/experience
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Communication that creates or reinforces negative behaviour
• Sarcasm• Anger• Belittling• Negative expectations• Insensitive physical contact• Overt use of physical size
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Communication that promotes positive behaviour
• Praise• Affirmations• Positively stated expectations• Language of belonging• Language of choice• Eye contact• Safe physical contact• Body language
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Body Language
• It’s not (only) what you say, it’s the way that you say it!– Awareness of nonverbal behaviour allows
you to become a better receiver– You will become a better sender of signals
that reinforce learning– Increases the degree of perceived
psychological closeness between teacher and pupil
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Nonverbal behaviours
• Eye contact• Facial expression• Gestures• Posture and body orientation• Proximity• Paralinguistics• Humour
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Negative verbal behaviours
• Inconsistent, or hidden messages• Rudeness• Raised voices• Incoherent diction• Too much talk!• Inappropriate language/style
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Positive verbal behaviours
• Clear messages• Respectful• Encouraging• Appropriate use of praise• Pauses• Clear diction• Modulated tones
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Developing your role
• Honesty• Openness• Respect
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Developing your role
• Be professional!• Look professional!• Set professional expectations!
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Strategies
• Props• Cues
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When problems arise
• Stay calm• Speak to the pupil privately and in a quiet
voice• Establish eye contact and call the pupil by
name• State any command as a positive (do) rather
than a negative (don’t)• Use clear and descriptive terms so that the
pupil knows exactly what is expected.
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Pitfalls
• Mismatch between words and nonverbal signals
• Pause to think before reacting to provocative behaviour
• Do not become entangled in a protracted discussion
• Do not try to coerce or force a pupil to comply
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Proactive steps to avoid conflict
• Offer face-saving exit strategies• Act in positive ways • Agree fair behavioural consequences in
advance• Avoid making demands of pupils when
they are upset
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Bibliography
• DOES, 2005 Primary National Strategy, Classroom Communication,
• Irmsher, Karen. Communication Skills, ERIC Digest 102 January 1996 http://eric.uoregon.edu
• Fisher, R., Ury, W.,& Patton, B (1991) Getting to yes: Negotiating agreement without giving in (2nd ed) Penguin, N.Y.
• Prendivill, Patricia. Developing Facilition Skills, 1995 Combat Poverty Agency, Dublin
• Ritts, Vicki and Stein, James R. Six Ways to Improve Your Nonverbal Communications 29/08/2006 http://honolulu.hawaii.edu
• Working With Defiant Kids 29/08/2006 www.interventioncentral.org