Mrs. Reggiani is a first grade teacher and has the privilege
to help children become literate in reading and writing. She lives in an area in the United States
where there are many Spanish speakers and has some students in her class that
are struggling because they are learning basic academics in a second
language. Because of this she has to
communicate with the parents and guardians of students to help these children
progress in their education. She has
attempted multiple times to communicate over the telephone without much
success. Mrs. Reggiani has scheduled to
meet with the mother of one Spanish speaking student in her class, Maria who is
from Chile.
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She dresses in dress pants and a blouse but nothing too
overdone as to appear more personable, but still professional.
Before the meeting she has made a list of words in Spanish that she
thinks will apply to their conversation.
Maria comes with her mother to help translate if needed. Maria and her mother sit down with Mrs.
Reggiani and she introduces herself. She
smiles and hugs Maria’s mother as is custom in Chile. Mrs. Reggiani uses lots of gestures and pays
attention to Maria’s mother when she speaks to help her to feel more
comfortable. The style is low as Mrs. Reggiani
is trying to communicate Maria’s need in the classroom and show that she truly
cares about her education and their family.
The delivery is clear and she enunciates as she speaks and speaks
slowly. Mrs. Reggiani frequently pauses
to ask if she has been understood and listens as Maria’s mother explains what
she has understood. Some comparison is
used to help her understand better but Mrs. Reggiani mostly avoids figurative
language so as to avoid confusion. She
uses cause and effect to explain how the support of Maria’s family will help
her in her academics. They decide to
meet regularly to increase Maria’s progression in the classroom. Mrs. Reggiani was successful through her low
and friendly style showing concern for Maria and respect for her family while
explaining the situation clearly and with the help of her preparation in
understanding better Maria’s cultural background.
I enjoyed reading your blog post. I like how you brought in the culture of Maria's family and how that would effect the style that Mrs. Reggiani would have to follow; I never considered culture to be a part of style but it is a huge factor!
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