Over the past two weeks I have been on placement. I was placed in a primary one class and I loved it.

A strength that I have is that when I am speaking to the children I always speak loudly and clearly so that I am heard by everyone. I vary my tone and pitch when speaking and have a calm manner with the children.

Another strength that I have is that I always demonstrate positive body language. I use hand gestures to express myself and facial expressions to show the children how I am feeling. I always smile at the children but would have an upset/cross face if a child wasn’t behaving.

An area for me that requires progress is my confidence. I always doubt myself and my abilities. This at times results in me using stalling words such as ” ehm ” or ” so ” before answering a question or giving instructions, even though I do know what to say. My plan of action to try and prevent me from using stalling words  is to stop and think about what I am about to say before I say it and I am going to try to be more confident when answering the children’s questions.