BESD

BESD

[JUMAI ROSAMUND MARIOGHAE]

Introduction

Effective language skills are vital and crucial for every child. In the school, spoken language is the basic medium through which instructors teach and children acquire. Development of Language is accepted as being serious to cognitive development. (Goswami, Bryant 2007). The link between social behavior and language is pragmatic. Behavioral, emotional and social difficulties (BESD) are a term which defines very complex and multifaceted difficulties faced by unlimited children. This problem is also known as SEBD or EBD. It is estimated that around 150,000 children suffer from BESD in different schools, special and mainstream both. The reason of these difficulties ranges from minor social problems to serious personality or psychological issues. In some children, they may arise from the factors other than school such as negligence from parents, mental or health illness, sensory problems, abuse of any time or psychological traumas.

Relation of BESD with communication

It is normally considered that when a child starts their primary education, they are able to understand and cope up with the situations coming along the way. The normal perception is that they can express whatever they feel clearly and will feel free to communicate their needs. But the level at which the child can behave normally in all aspects of life such as communication and social interaction, requires development. The subject is very important in the regard that people are judged by how they communicate and behave in social interactions. A level which is proved to be the normal level of proficiency in speech, communication and language is critical to achieve for some of the children. Primary school is a huge change in a young child's life. The place which a child needs to seek in a new social setup and learning environment seems difficult for some children. Sometimes children face problems in having friends initially and to make a place in a new environment. The distraction which they face can make a negative impact on their personalities which results in BESD. The need of speech, language and communication is vital and the absence may cause different problems. The needs of children may vary and this may start from primary to secondary need. The children having behavioural, social and emotional difficulties faces speech and communication problem directly as they are afraid to speak in public and feels awkward to communicate in front of people. The emotional problem goes the same as they hide their emotions and remain silence. This can happen vice versa as well. That is when a child is facing difficulty in speaking his language; he or she may hesitate to speak in front of people which are the starting of their social, emotional and behavioral difficulties. That is why the development of listening & speaking skills requires full attention to make sure that the children acquire good store of words and learn how to listen and respond in a proper way. To learn the way to speak confidently and clearly is also important. These are the basic communication skills, which ...