Title: Identify the interpersonal skills that promote positive and productive relationships with children.
Course: Early Childhood, Education, and Services I (19153-I) > Section: Promoting Physical, Cognitive, Language, Social, and Emotional Development

Identification should include

- communication style
- nonverbal behaviors
- choice of vocabulary
- listening and feedback techniques
- focusing on evidence-based teacher-child interactions
- positive interaction with parents, children, administrators, and staff.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What is meant by interpersonal skills? What criteria should be used to evaluate interpersonal skills?
- What factors may influence communication style?
- What barriers may block effective communication? What should be done to remove barriers to positive and productive relationships with children?

Communication

- What are some differences between the communication styles used with children of different ages and with adults?
- What interpersonal skills are needed to develop positive and productive relationships with the families of children?

Leadership

- What ethical principles guide relationships with children?
- What can be done to ensure that appropriate interactions consistently take place with children?
- What actions can be taken to help others improve their interpersonal skills?

Management

- What training and resources are needed to improve interpersonal skills? How can technology help one to improve interpersonal skills?
- How can instructional or play activities be managed to encourage positive and productive relationships with children?

Teacher Resource:

- ECE: What Can Teachers Do to Get All Children Ready for Kindergarten? CLASS