Communication Skills
During the month of September our kindergarten through fifth grade students learned and reviewed good listening skills, I statements, and general I Care Rules. Listening skills we are practicing include: * Squaring up to the person before listening - usually arm's length apart * Give eye contact and your ears for listening *Respond to the speaker by: ^ using head movement ^ mirror feeling being expressed on your face ^ give short comments about the information you have just heard. I Statement - Use your words! Say the person's name to gain their attention State the situation - "I like it when..." "I don't like it when..." State how you feel Offer a Solution to the situation. example of an I Statement: "Mom, I like our special time together. It makes me feel good. Can we spend more time together tonight?" Our focus for I statements or using our words is to learn how to speak up resp