WSI EXAM GUIDE|2023/24 UPDATE|GRADED A+

How to maintain WSI cert. for the rest of your life? -teach a class & submit a course record (10days to submit course record) -complete any updates (6months to complete) -successfully complete recert. assessment (90 prior to expiration) When to use DVDs course supplies Use DVDs only when you believe it will help your students. Not required, they're there if you want to help your students better understand. What are some classes you can teach as a WSI? -learn to swim -basic water safety -can NOT teach lifeguarding In order to be instructure aide for a learn to swim class, what does the aide need to have completed? -the level they are aiding you in Pre-k aquatics course completion cert. are signed by ___? -The instructor Which courses or presentations are WSI expected to reward teaching activity for to the Red Cross? -All courses including pre-k, parent/child, learn to swim Info on how to plan & conduct Red Cross swim & water safety courses can be found where? -Water safety instructors manual & instructors corner In Red Cross parent & child, pre-k, learn to swim, adult swim, when to you teach water safety info and techniques? -teach safety in ALL courses and levels The Red Cross mobile app -the app is there to educate adults & children about water safety & to encourage parents & educate them about swimming & safety skills their children need & encourage ongoing participation & swim lessons to gain those skills To receive a basic water rescue cert. a participant must do what? -attend & participate -complete all skills -pass exam with 80% or higher Upon completion of WSI course, WS instructors must take the following steps before they're eligible to teach safety training for swim coaches -simply review the info in instructors corner or look through the manual so you know what your teaching an objective of long-fellows whales tales to help children learn safe behaviors in, on & around the water The water safety topics that are listed in all of the swim classes water safety topic can be augmented/changed based on needs of your particular current issues or environment an objective of learn to swim level 1 is geared for what? basic comfort in water the Red Cross stresses water safety into & wants it shared with parents & participants through all levels because.. parents who are educated about water safety can more safety supervise children around aquatic environments factors that influence learning -goals, have to set goals for participants -time to practice -feedback -motivate them when you observe a learners movements are accurate and rapid and he/she seems able to detect and correct errors on their own, that letter is on what stage of learning Late stage lessons plans, what you need to know -need to know size of your class -participants abilities -availability of teaching aids and important step for both participant success and your own improvement as an instructor evaluate yourself after every class an instructor who has developed a photographic eye can take a mental picture at any given moment when someone is swimming and make corrections what value of a block plan divides the course in two days/individual class sessions A good lesson plan should... -say what equipment is needed -what skills will be taught -what appropiate activities will be used and effective skill demonstration always/must be visible by everybody most peoples center of buoyancy is where? their lungs/chest what is the most effective way to improve the efficiency of swimming strokes apply hydrodynamic principles which of the following can make most swimmers float on their back more easily -fully inflate chest -lay head back -spread arms &a legs apart because it is not efficient, which kick is not taught as an option for treading water -dolphin kick -flutter/freestyle kick The ___ is the part of the power phase of a swimming stroke in which the hands move into position to begin to apply affective force The catch