- The Feel-good Factor (3)
- Mistakes are cool
- They mean someone is trying.
- There is no failure only feedback
Self Esteem and Dyslexia - Marking for success
- In a paragraph:
- Tick all the words spelt correctly
- Express the correct number of spellings as a percentage of the total number of words written
- In a word:
- Tick all the correct letters
What can you do to build self-esteem? - Praise each child’s success
- Be sincere
- Show interest in their activities, project, problems
- Tell the children what to do instead of what not to do
- Let the children know that mistakes are a natural part of growing up – we all make them!
- Try and ignore negative behaviours
What can you do to build self-esteem? - Show appreciation when children are ‘good’ – be specific
- Remember that learning new skills takes time and practice
- Let children know that you believe in them and expect them to do well
- Accept and respect each child’s family and culture
- Give opportunities for success – keep records and share with the child
- Separate the child from the behaviour
Building a child’s self-esteem - Children need to be acknowledged for who they are, you can do this by what you do:-
- Make sure they get a turn
- Help them individually
- Pat their shoulder when you pass
- Smile
- Meet their eyes
- Remember their name
- Ask about something they have previously told you
Building a child’s self-esteem - Acknowledge children for what they do:
- I like the way you finish a job
- You draw ….. really well
- That letter ….is the best letter on the page
- Thank you for quietly coming into class, that was really helpful
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