Be able to promote positive behaviour
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Case Study
You have a thoughtful and quiet child in your room who gets quite upset in a large group. At the beginning of the day you usually have a ‘Circle Time’ with all of the children, discussing the activities and topics you will be looking at that day and changing the calendar. The child prefers to sit and look at book by himself or go into another area and play on his own.
Therefore, he does not really engage with the activity and finds it very distressing. He is also reluctant to go and join in with groups of children during free play. You are concerned that he is not socialising or getting as much as he should from his time at nursery.
- How would you encourage this child to engage in group learning and to feel happy and positive about doing so?
- What changes could you make to the environment to help this child feel safer and more confident?
It is rare that there is just one way to respond to a scenario or situation, so do not consider that the response you have chosen to this scenario will be judged as right or wrong. Share your scenario with a work colleague and ask them to tell you if they think you have responded appropriately. Ask them to challenge your response if necessary. You do not need to submit this task for assessment unless asked to do so by your tutor.