Learning
Objective for Adult Learners: To
understand appropriate redirection techniques in the preschool classroom
Assignment:
Please think of a time that a child was not participating in your lesson (for
example reading a story to the class). Please describe the situation and how you
were attempted to redirect the child and how the child responded. What was the child doing? What was your expectation for the class? How did you respond? What are other techniques that you could use?
Student
response: One day, I was a story to the
class. I had a child that did not to sit
down while listening to the story. She
wanted to stand up in front of the class to look at the book up close. This was a distraction to the class because
she was blocking the book! I asked her
to please go back to her spot so she would not be blocking the class. I explained that at home we can sit close to
our moms and dads but here at school we cannot.
Also, I explained to the class how we have to think of others and that
you can have time afterwards to look at the book more closely. She did not want to sit back and told me “no.” I told her she could either go back to her
space or choose a different space where she could see better. She promptly chose a new space and was
content to listen to the story.
Meaningful
feedback:
Thank you
for your thoughtful response. I really
liked how you tried several different approaches to the child. I also liked how you explained to the whole
class the etiquette of story time. How could
you have involved her more in the decision?
Some other approaches you can have used were to explain the problem and
have the class help you come up with a solution. You could also try to anticipate her behavior
and come up with a process if this is a common pattern.
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