Scenarios - interaction with an individual

What is the age group?

Aged 5 to 9


Which environment are we in (Inside / Outside / Classroom / Hall)?

Inside – in classroom a small room near the head’s office where there is a bookcase for which the child chooses a book to read


What is the layout of the environment?

Small room maximum for 4 people with chairs and one desk and a couple of shelves where there are educational books and some posters.


How many teachers are there in the classroom?

1 teacher who listens to the child read


How many children are there?

1 currently reading and 3 listeners


What are they currently learning?

Reading skills and communication skills


The children’s attitudes?

May feel nervous, as they don’t know what to expect


What is the time of day?

After lunch. 2:00PM


What are the current teaching methods (IT)?

Teacher is there to help the child through any difficulties. No use of technology.


In this scenario how would the teaching assistant interact with the children?

- Interact with child by pronouncing difficult words
- Save time by listening to another child
- Act out a certain scene from a book
- More accurate speech would help less fortunate children / learning difficulties
- Help children understand grammar in terms of reading


Based on this, how would the children interact with teaching assistant?

- Would find it interesting
- Learned how to improve speech
- Found it a new fun way to learn
- New friend – someone to talk to about bullying
- Less pressure
- Read of the face where the book is played for the child after he has read, so that he can review