Title: Identify interpersonal skills that promote positive and productive relationships.
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
- evidence-based teacher-child interactions
- interactions with adults (e.g., staff and families).

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What factors may influence communication style?
- What barriers may block effective communication? What should be done to address them?

Communication

- What are differences between the communication styles used with children of different ages?
- How would one’s communication strategies be the same or different when communicating with a child or an adult?

Leadership

- What ethical principles guide relationships with children?
- What can be done to ensure that appropriate interactions consistently take place with children?

Management

- What training and resources can help one improve interpersonal skills?