Effective communication keeps your program strong and thriving. This course will help you examine diverse communication styles and methods. You will also learn more about how to effectively communicate with families and how to maintain a team-oriented culture. Ensuring that staff understand children’s communication milestones and how to plan experiences to enhance communication will also be addressed.
Communication & Language Development
Lessons
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Communication: An Introduction
Communication is essential to the success of your program. To help facilitate communication, you must be knowledgeable about the definition and characteristics of communication in diverse individuals. This lesson will introduce you to the concept of communication and provide an overview of different communication methods and styles.
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Communicating With Families
Effective communication is essential to your success as a manager. Communicating effectively with families keeps everyone informed, reduces conflict, and reduces administrative burdens for you and your staff.
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Communication: Children and Youth
As a manager, it is your responsibility to ensure that your staff have a working knowledge of communication milestones for children and youth, as well as have the skills to create environments and experiences that support communication competence.
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Communicating With Staff
Communication is essential to your success as a manager. Communicating effectively with staff members creates a team-oriented culture that increases job satisfaction and minimizes conflict. When everyone knows what to expect and receives regular performance feedback, program goals can be achieved. This lesson will provide you with strategies for using communication to inform, motivate, coach, and resolve conflict with staff.
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