Verbal expression and comprehension (understanding)
What do I need to be able to do?
Understand and respond to verbal communication.
In an education setting such as a school, this will assist you with listening, understanding and responding to feedback from supervising teachers.
Verbally communicate clear instructions and explanations in a time responsive way.
In a classroom environment, verbal communication is the primary source of communication between you, your school students and your team.
Clear communication assists with fostering student learning and classroom management safely.
What adjustments to my study conditions can I access?
A range of adjustments can be organised through the Equitable Learning Services (ELS). Contact the ELS to discuss what adjustments may be helpful to you.
Additional time allowances for comprehension and expression may be available to you for on-campus learning activities.
Professional experience placement tasks in an education setting may require time responsive communication. This should be discussed with your placement coordinator prior to commencing your placement.
Social communication
Social Communication refers to the capacity to understand and use appropriate non-verbal communication such as: eye contact, gestures, facial expression, speaking volume, tone of voice, proximity and verbal turn-taking.
What do I need to be able to do?
Recognise, interpret, use and respond to non-verbal communication appropriately in both on-campus and professional experience placements to build relationships, foster student learning and establish trust.
In a classroom environment, tasks which require your use of social communication abilities include:
- recognising the social communication used by school students, particularly in situations when students may not be able to verbalise distress, discomfort or fear
- responding to school students by using your own social communication skills, such as open body language, eye contact
- facial expressions to display understanding and empathy
What adjustments to my study conditions can I access?
A range of adjustments can be organised through the Equitable Learning Services (ELS). Contact the ELS to discuss what adjustments may be helpful to you.
Consideration will be given to the use of non-verbal communication appropriate to your disability or condition for example, if you have a vision or hearing impairment, you may rely more on using either auditory or visual means of social communication.