Yes I find myself communicating differently with people from
different groups and cultures. I have a Spanish child in my room and he or his
mom doesn’t speak English. There is an older brother in the home that can speak
English. Sometimes she brings the brother to translate. I know how to speak a
little Spanish but I can understand it more when someone is talking to me. So
basically I can understand it better than speaking it.
My first strategy would be to communicate with all families.
There are 2 translators where I work so I will make sure to get them involved
so the parents will feel comfortable. I want to have confidence in being able
to confront them with anything and being comfortable talking to them.
My second strategy is to have enough confidence to learn and
speak Spanish. I want to have confidence to confront the families with a
good-morning how are you in Spanish. My strategy would be to first learn the
words that are important to them. I want to be able to communicate with the
child while they are in my care. I want to be able to understand their needs
and wants.
My third strategy would be to learn enough Spanish to
communicate with my families even if it just simple words. I want to be able to
communicate without a translator so I can get to know their culture. I want the
families to feel included like all the other families.
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