UNIT TITLE:                Developing Communications Skills for Yourself and Your Child

LEARNING OUTCOMES

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

(Understanding, skills, knowledge to be learned)

(Standards of achievement against which outcomes will be measured)

The learner will be able to:

The learner has achieved this because (s)he can:

1.    Recognise factors which affect learning

• Understand the importance of communication skills for self and child

• Recognise the role of the parent/carer as the first educator

• Recognise opportunities to develop communication skills in children

• Recognise appropriate reading material for children

1.1    Identify own barriers / incentives to learning, past and present

2.1    Identify all communication skills e.g. reading, writing, speaking and listening, body language, eye contact (Social communication skills)

2.2    Produce a diary of communication skills used over a given period of time

• Identify ways in which a parent/carer can have the role of an educator
• Relate the role of parent/carer as an educator to own past experiences

4.1    Produce at least 3 activities which promote communication skills in a child e.g. picture book, matching game, turn-taking games

• Identify appropriate reading material for a child
• State why this material is appropriate