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SUBSTITUTE TEACHER
RESPONSIBILITIES
l. Copies of
High School Diploma, GED, and/or College Transcript and New
Mexico Substitute License must be on file in the Superintendent’s office by
October 10, or no paycheck will be issued. NO EXCEPTIONS.
2.
Your file must include a
proper certificate (due in September) that you are free of
communicable diseases as required by law.
3.
A withholding Exemption
Certificate and I-9 must be on file prior to issuance of first check.
4.
Your paycheck will have the
following deductions:
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Federal income tax, as applicable
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State tax, as applicable
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F.I.C.A. (Social Security)
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Medicare
5.
The daily and hourly rate
of pay shall be determined by the Board of Education.
6. Notify the office anytime you wish to
leave the school premises during the school day.
7.
At the end of each day,
classrooms should be locked, all windows closed and locked,
lights turned off and rooms left in an orderly fashion.
8. Do not allow students to leave the
school campus before the final bill or receiving permission from administration.
9. Do not permit students to leave their
classrooms during class except in emergencies or when asked to do so by the
administration/counselor. Students are required to have a hall pass.
10. ALL complaints must be handled first
through administration, and then to the Board at a regular meeting.
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RESPONSIBILITY TO THE
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
In general, the
substitutes will be responsible to the administration in matters pertaining
to general administrative and classroom routine. The substitute is
responsible for following the Assertive Discipline Plan and classroom rules
and consequences.
Special requests and complaints should be
taken up with the administration rather than directly with the members of
the Board of Education, since the Board requires such matters to be brought
to their attention through the Superintendent.
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BUILDING RESPONSIBILITIES
A substitute
should never leave an unsponsored group in the building or in his/her room.
(This includes dressing rooms, athletic fields, etc.). It is the
responsibility of each Substitute teacher to address inappropriate student
behavior wherever it may occur. See Discipline Plan in Teacher Handbook.
Substitutes are
responsible for the care of equipment and furniture in the classroom where
they are assigned. Students should not be allowed in the building
without supervision of a school employee or substitute.
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DRESS AND PERSONAL APPEARANCE
Employees, full
time or part time, are expected to maintain an appropriate appearance that
is businesslike, neat, and clean.
GENERAL REGULATIONS/GUIDELINES
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Substitutes are paid hourly: $10.00 / hour for a sub with a bachelor's
degree or above, $8.00 / hour for a sub without a degree.
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If you work in the high school, you will only get paid during the prep
period if you remain on campus. If you leave campus during this
time, please sign out with Mrs. Bunney.
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Some teachers only teach students for a few periods a day. If you
are called to sub for one of these teachers, you will only be paid for
the hours you are actually teaching the students plus 30 minutes before
the first class you taught. If you are called to sub for one of
these teachers, we will let you know how many period you will be
teaching.
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All substitutes must be certified and fingerprinted. We can help
you get certified and fingerprinted in the office for a fee of $49.00
($15.00 or certification and $34.00 for fingerprinting). This must
be paid with a money order or a cashier's check made out to the Public
Education Department. Applications for certification are available
from Sandra Heinsohn in the business office.
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Substitutes are expected to be on duty by 7:30 a.m., as soon as possible
after they are contacted, or at the assigned time. 7:30 a.m. is
the earliest time we will honor on a time card. Substitutes should
not leave the building as long as there are students present through
they may go home for lunch. The workday ends at 4:10 p.m. unless
otherwise assigned.
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The bell system is operated by an electric clock. There is a
5-minute warning bell in the gym for changing of clothes.
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Students should not play or visit in the halls. When dismissing a
class, the substitute should be at the classroom door so as to see the
hall and to be seen from the hall.
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If you observe students misbehaving, you should correct such behavior
whether the student is under your direct supervision or not.
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Students should be the playground at all play periods during good
weather, and playground supervision by staff or faculty is required.
We should try to get all students to participate in some form of
organized play. Happy playground experiences carry over into the
classroom . . . and so do unhappy ones.
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Report sick students to the nurse. We will call the parent or take
the student home.
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Copy machines may be used before or after class hours or during a prep
period.
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Never leave you class unattended. If there is an emergency,
call the office on the intercom or send a student to the office for
assistance via a hall pass.
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If a substitute's children attend the school where they are
substituting, their children must remain in the children's assigned
classroom and not the room where the substitute is assigned.
Substitute teacher's may not have family members, friends, etc. who are
not Quemado Schools staff or students loitering on the campus during the
school day while you are substituting.
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Students should not play around the school after dismissal. Be on
time with dismissal at the close of the day since we have a bus schedule
to meet. Students remaining after school are presumed to be under
the supervision of a coach, teacher or sponsor.
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We have a closed campus at noon for 7th - 11th grade students.
Seniors and 10th - 11th grade honor students may leave campus in
accordance to Board Policy.
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Lunch may be purchased ahead of time in the office. Lunch is $1.50
per day for all students. Adult lunch is $2.50; a main-dish bowl
is $1.50. Milk is $.35. Breakfast is served in the classroom
at no charge.
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Substitutes are not expected to purchase any teaching materials at the
own expense.
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Follow the lesson plans that are provided by classroom teachers.
Make no modification to these plans unless the changes have been
approved by the teacher of record or the administration. (See
Substitutes Teacher Folder section.)
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Please do not take care of personal business during school hours unless
it is an emergency. The substitutes shall devote his/her time to
the duties of the school during school hours.
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Only the school nurse will dispense medicine which the doctor prescribes
and parent sends with a student. No other medicine will be given
to a student.
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REMEMBER: Everything you do with the students at school is
confidential. Do not talk about certain students or incidents that
happened at school with community members.
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ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF
SUBSTITUTES
A.
Substitutes are to be at
school at 7:30 a.m. or at designated
time. At the end of the lunch or lunch recess period, all teachers should
be at the door to their respective rooms before students are admitted.
Habitual tardiness can result in having your name deleted from the
substitute list.
B.
Duty assignments will be
made on an as needed basis.
C. Substitutes should remain in their
buildings until 4:10 p.m. If you must leave before this time, permission
must be obtained from administration.
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USE OF AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT
Substitutes who expects to make use of
audio-visual instruction should learn to operate the machines. All
electronic equipment must be checked out via the librarian and returned to
the library the same day.
Substitutes must not request videos to be
shown. Only movies/videotapes that pertain to planned lesson may be used and
must be approved in advance by administration. Teachers should obtain
approval for substitutes to use a video which pertains to planned lessons in
advance.
STUDENT DISCIPLINE REFERRAL
(Use procedures outlined for teachers)
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HALL PASSES
Any student not in his regular assigned room
must have a good reason and a “Hall Pass” to be in the hall. Substitutes
are responsible for seeing that students do not loiter in the halls.
Students who have to leave the school for
any reason must receive permission from administration and must sign out at
the office.
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HOMEWORK PROCEDURES
When there are activities during the week,
such as night ball games, school sponsored activities, Open House, etc., no
homework will be assigned that night. Also, no tests will be given the day
after the activity.
Substitutes will remind students each day of
what assignments are due and provide deadlines.
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SUBSTITUTE TEACHER FOLDER
Each teacher is required to have a
substitute folder on the desk. Each folder should contain:
1.
An emergency lesson
plan for each period of the day.
a.
Of value and
meaningful, not just busy work, but something that will be of enough
interest to motivate the students. You will not be present to gain their
interest, so your plan must do it for you.
b.
Detailed enough so that
a substitute does not have to spend time studying before he/she initiates
the plan.
c.
Related to the
“subject matter” your students have been exposed to, but not necessarily a
continuation of that which you are currently teaching. Make a plan that
will cover some of those things you ordinarily don’t have a change to
present (supplementary-type material) or practices in skill areas of which
there is great value to the student.
2.
The substitute folder
should contain:
INSTRUCTIONAL
a.
Dates covered by the
plan, ex: 8/28 to 8/31/2000.
b.
Time for each subject
at the top of plans.
c.
Plans should have some
thought behind them. Don’t put them together on the spur of the moment.
d.
Plans should be
comprehensive and easily understood by anyone reading them.
e.
Materials and
equipment should be available to implement lesson(s).
DISCIPLINE/SAFETY
a.
Classroom rules that
you have established.
b.
Seating charts are
important. Knowing a child’s name is necessary for developing rapport and
exercising class control.
c.
General classroom
routine. Example, students who are dismissed for special purposes, number
of students to be dismissed.
d. Fire Drill procedures.
e.
Directions for roll
and lunch count.
f.
Duty schedule.
g.
Possible classroom
helpers, if applicable.
h.
Leave instructions as
to what you wish the substitute to do with materials collected or other
information you would like to know when you return.
i.
Have equipment put
away.
Each substitute shall follow the plans in
the folder in the classroom where they are substituting.
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BELL SCHEDULES
REGULAR BELL SCHEDULE
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7:40 |
First bell |
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7:45 - 8:55 |
First period |
70 minutes |
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8:58 - 10:01 |
Second period |
63 minutes |
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10:04 - 11:07 |
Third period |
63 minutes |
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11:10 - 12:13 |
Fourth period |
63 minutes |
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12:13 - 12:43 |
LUNCH |
30 minutes |
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12:43 -
1:45 |
Fifth period |
62 minutes |
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1:48 - 2:50 |
Sixth period |
62 minutes |
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2:53 -
3:55 |
Seventh period |
62 minutes |
LATE START SCHEDULE
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9:40 |
First bell |
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9:45 - 10:32 |
First period |
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10:35 - 11:22 |
Second period |
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11:25 - 12:12 |
Third period |
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12:12 - 12:42 |
LUNCH |
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12:42 - 1:28 |
Fourth period |
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1:31 - 2:17 |
Fifth period |
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2:20 - 3:06 |
Sixth period |
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3:09 - 3:55 |
Seventh period |
EARLY DISMISSAL SCHEDULE
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7:40 |
First bell |
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7:45 - 8:39 |
First period |
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8:42 - 9:28 |
Second period |
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9:31 - 10:17 |
Third Period |
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10:20 - 10:06 |
Fourth period |
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11:09 - 11:55 |
Fifth period |
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11:55 - 12:25 |
LUNCH |
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12:25 - 1:11 |
Sixth period |
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1:14 - 2:00 |
Seventh period |
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ATTENDANCE
Attendance should be taken at the beginning
of each period. Please have your attendance recorded on an absentee form,
and attach the form on the outside of your door at the beginning of the
period. Attendance is monitored each period of the day.
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ATTENDANCE RECORD KEEPING
PROCEDURE
Substitute Responsibility:
1.
Record attendance in
grade book daily by class period.
2.
Place attendance slip
with names of students who are absent or tardy by class period. Complete
this task within five minutes after the bell rings and place in attendance
pocket outside of door.
3.
If you have a question
or concern regarding a student who did not report to your class and the name
is not reported on the Daily Bulletin, call office on intercom or come to
the school office during your conference period or between classes and check
with office personnel. The blue notebook will have the daily attendance
posted by period and date. The red notebook has the names of students who
have checked out.
4.
If you learn that a
student has been truant from your class, please refer to Discipline
Procedures.
5.
When a student leaves
your class, provide him or her with a written hall pass indicating
destination, reason and time left. Collect the pass from the student upon
his or her return, and turn in hall passes to the principal at the end of
the day. Do not use wooden passes.
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School Office Responsibility:
1.
Attendance will be
recorded every period in the blue notebook in the office.
2.
Attendance forms will
be picked up every period on a daily basis.
3.
No one will come into
your room to remind you to report attendance. Their directive is to report
to me teachers who fail to place attendance on the outside of the door.
4.
Principal will review
office attendance records for patterns and inconsistencies. He or she will
check with you whenever a question arises.
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THE
DO’S AND DON’TS OF A SUBSTITUTE
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What a Substitute does: |
What a Substitute does not do: |
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Praises and encourages
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Tells the child good things about
himself
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Tries to understand how the child
feels
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Builds caring and supportive rapport
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Speaks directly to the teacher regarding student performance
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Makes a difference in a child’s
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Berates or belittles
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Acts in a cold or indifferent manner
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Criticizes the teacher
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Gets physical with a child
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Violates confidentially by passing on information to the community
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Loses control and says something that is inappropriate or might be
regretted or is not professional life.
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TIPS TO REMEMBER
BE
HONEST - in your approach and attitude. It will aid in
developing trust.
BE PATIENT - when working with
students. When they are having difficulty with an activity, they do not
need additional pressure.
BE FLEXIBLE - in responding to
the needs of students.
BE FRIENDLY - with a smile and a
thank you, you can accomplish miracles.
BE RESPECTFUL - treat individuals in
the same manner you wish to be treated.
BE CONFIDENTIAL - it is very important that
what is observed in the classroom remains confidential and student
performance or behavior is not to be discussed outside the classroom except
with administration.
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THE
THREE R’s FOR TEACHER SUBSTITUTES
RESPONSIBILITY – The effective substitute:
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Dependable and recognized
the importance of his/her role
- Appreciative of the efforts of the
school to educate all students and to provide
provide maximum learning opportunities
for each
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Supportive of the
administration and teaching staff
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Sincerely concerned about
the students
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Able to generate enthusiasm
about each student
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Willing to be discreet,
dedicated and punctual
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Professional in their
commitment, dress and manner
RAPPORT – The understanding substitute:
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Recognizes the student’s
need to improve self-image and independent study habits
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Supports the child by
offering genuine friendship
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Recognizes the
individuality of each student
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Provides a relaxed,
friendly and caring atmosphere with students
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Respects the teacher and
school’s ultimate responsibility for the health, welfare and
education of each student
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Provides opportunities for
each child to be successful
- Cooperates, coordinates, and
communicates continually with teachers and school administration
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Is comfortable asking for
clarification and is willing to express concerns and questions with the
school staff
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Recognizes the essential
need for confidentiality and will not comment or gossip
about individual students, staff members, or
the school
REWARDS – The successful substitute:
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Shares with the child the
warm personal satisfactions with result from successful
human relationships
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Provides the teacher and
administration with the satisfaction of knowing that the
students needs are being met and that
quality education is being promoted, extended and enriched
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Receives the sincere
gratitude of the school community
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Celebrates in the knowledge
that they have made a difference in a child’s life
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TIPS FOR
MAINTAINING DISCIPLINE
l.
Call each child by name (name tags are helpful)
2.
The best techniques are
preventing. Know the rules. Restate them before every
activity. Instruct the children as though you expect them to comply.
3.
Give positive, specific
praise – “I like the way you are sitting quietly”.
4.
State positive actions –
“Walk” instead of “Don’t Run”.
5.
Give sufficient warnings
and time. – “Morgan, in 5 minutes you’ll need to put
your art project in your cubby”.
6.
Keep your voice as low as
possible. The children will get louder as your voice gets
louder. Have an unhurried attitude. Enjoy
them and they will enjoy you.
7.
Offer each child a chance
to participate. Quit children are sometimes ignored.
8.
Count slowly from l to 5
when you want clean-up to occur. (with younger students)
9.
Keep lowering your voice to
a whisper to be heard and to quiet the group. If students
don’t respond to a soft voice use group body
action. Raise hand or another signal for quiet.
10.
Be sure the students
understand what you’re asking. We sometimes use words that
children do not know. Ask them to repeat
directions to check for understanding.
11.
With younger students
excuse from group - by who is wearing blue, has brown hair.
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EFFECTIVE WAYS TO WORK WITH CHILDREN
1.
Be warm and friendly –
learn the children’s names and show interest in what they are
doing and telling you – you are very
important as a listener.
2.
When working with children,
encourage them to do their own thinking – give them
plenty of time to answer. Silence often
means they are thinking and organizing what they want to say or write.
3.
If you don’t know an answer
or are unsure of what to do, admit it to the students and
work it out together – Feel free to ask for
help when you need it.
4.
Use tact and positive
comments – encourage children – Seek something worthy to
compliment especially when children are
having difficulties . (Catch them being good!)
5.
Accept each student as
he/she is – You do not need to feel responsible for judging a
child’s abilities, progress, or behavior.
6.
If a child is upset,
encourage him/her to talk about the problem over with you. You
need not to solve the problem but by listening and talking you help the
child feel you care.
7.
Respect a student’s privacy
– If a student or staff reveals personal information about
a child, regard it as a confidence.
8.
Maintain a sense of humor.
9.
Be consistent with the
teacher’s rules for the classroom schedules and behavior.
10.
Wear comfortable clothes
and don’t hesitate to “get down to the student’s level”.
11.
If parents and friends ask
about what you do at school, tell them you enjoy working with the children
and discuss the activities you do rather than specific information about the
students, the teacher or the school.
12.
Keep your commitment, the
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