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- Title
NONVERBAL SIGNALS USED BY THE PRESCHOOL CHILD.
- Authors
Kopas-Vukašinović, Emina
- Abstract
Careful observation of preschool children playing in a group can reveal a wide spectrum of nonverbal signals. Physical appearance, eye signals, movements and touching are only a small fraction of the preschool child's nonverbal repertoire which determine, to a certain degree, interpersonal communication and relationships within the group. This paper presents the results obtained by observing the activities of children in organised didactic games. Our goal was to determine how children express nonverbal signals with their eyes, movements or otherwise, while trying to accomplish certain tasks. Our starting point was based on the assumption that nonverbal signals are reliable indicators of pedagogical communication and important tools for enhancing the child's emotional development and cultivation. The identified nonverbal signals of the observed children were linked to their interest in the activities of the offered games and in their accomplishment. We further tried to find how the relationship between a child and her/his peers can be defined by the nonverbal signals s/he uses. The text also offers some suggestions to teachers and parents on how to notice, monitor and record the nonverbal signals of children at play.
- Subjects
NONVERBAL ability; NONVERBAL communication; ORAL communication; NONVERBAL learning; INTERPERSONAL communication; INTERPERSONAL relations; PRESCHOOL children; SOCIAL interaction; CHILD development
- Publication
Educational Sciences / Odgojne Znanosti, 2009, Vol 11, Issue 1, p223
- ISSN
1846-1204
- Publication type
Article