Water Safety Instructor Study Guide
What courses are WSI's authorized to teach? - answer Parent and Child Aquatics-
Levels 1 - 2 Preschool Aquatics-Levels 1 - 3 Learn-to-Swim-Levels 1 - 6 Adult Swim-
Levels 1 - 3 Water Safety Courses Basic Water Rescue Personal Water Safety Training
for Swim Coaches Water Safety Today Water Safety Presentations General Water
Safety Home Pool Safety Parent Orientation to Swim Lessons Sun Safety Rip Current
Safety Longfellow's Whale Tales Instructor Aide course
What does WHALE stand for in the Longfellow Whale Tales program? - answer Water
habits are learned early.
What is the purpose of the Red Cross Swim mobile application? - answer1. Supports
and promotes the Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety Program. 2. Allows parents
to track and share the progress of their children through the Preschool Aquatics and
Learn-to-Swim levels. 3. Provides adults with information about water safety in general,
as well as water safety in specific environments. 4. Helps children learn about water
safety through video segments from Longfellow's WHALE Tales, age-appropriate water
safety messaging, and quizzes for the parent and child to complete together.
What type of first aid and preparedness mobile applications does the American Red
Cross have? - answerTornado app Hurricane app Wildfire app Earthquake app First aid
app Shelter finder app
What is the primary resource for you to obtain information that supports you in your role
as a Red Cross Instructor? - answerThe Instructor's Corner website
(www.instructorscorner.org) is the primary resource. Register on Instructor's Corner and
visit the site regularly to stay informed about processes and procedures, system
improvements and resources to support you and your participants. Maintain an up-to-
date profile, including your email address, to ensure that you receive important
communications from the Red Cross.
What are the criteria for grading participants? - answer"Successful" is entered for a
participant who has attended all class sessions, participated in all course activities,
passed all the required course skills and passed the required scenarios and
assessments.. "Unsuccessful" is entered for a participant who has not met course
objectives and/or does not successfully attend all class sessions, participate in all
course activities, complete all the required skills and/or complete the scenarios and
assessments and prefers not to be retested or does not pass a retest. "Not Evaluated"
should be entered as the final grade for a participant who is not attending the course
with intent to receive a completion certificate. The participant, with approval from the
instructor, is allowed to choose his or her own level of participation in the course. This
, should not be substituted for an Unsuccessful for a participant who attempts certification
but is unable to pass the completion requirements. A participant who chooses to audit
must make his or her intent known to the instructor at the beginning of the class.
What are some factors that affect class safety? - answerSupervision, instructor
preparation, co-instructors and instructor aides, participants, equipment, teaching
environment, facility policies and procedures. NOTE: As an American Red Cross Water
Safety Instructor, you must make your teaching environment as safe as possible.
What can an instructor aide for a Learn-to-Swim class do? - answerAssist a Water
Safety Instructor in a level in which the instructor aide can perform the exit skills
assessment.
Who can sign course completion certificates? - answerOnly Water Safety Instructors
can sign course completion certificates.
In order for a Water Safety Instructor to be eligible to teach Safety Training for Swim
Coaches, what must they do before teaching the course? - answerComplete the Water
Safety Instructor Orientation to Safety Training for Swim Coaches.
How can you make the motor skill acquisition process work more effectively? -
answerBy focusing on four major principles that influence learning motor skills:Setting
specific and achievable goals Encouraging active participation and practice Giving
positive, corrective and timely feedback Using different types of motivation
How does one effectively communicate with your students? - answerBy making sure
that you communicate at a level appropriate for your students.
What is the primary goal of a Water Safety Instructor? - answerTo enhance each
student's aquatic skills and safety in, on and around the water.
What is the purpose of the American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor course? -
answerTo train instructor candidates to teach courses and presentations in the
American Red Cross Swimming & Water Safety program by developing their
understanding of how to evaluate participant's progress.
What are the principles of teaching? - answerExplain, demonstrate, practice, correct,
repeat.
What is meant by guided discovery? - answerIt is a style of teaching that involves
providing a series of tasks and challenges to learners that have several possible,
although fairly predictable, solutions.
What are factors that influence planning? - answerClass size, participant abilities,
review skills, new skills, performance criteria and completion requirements.
What courses are WSI's authorized to teach? - answer Parent and Child Aquatics-
Levels 1 - 2 Preschool Aquatics-Levels 1 - 3 Learn-to-Swim-Levels 1 - 6 Adult Swim-
Levels 1 - 3 Water Safety Courses Basic Water Rescue Personal Water Safety Training
for Swim Coaches Water Safety Today Water Safety Presentations General Water
Safety Home Pool Safety Parent Orientation to Swim Lessons Sun Safety Rip Current
Safety Longfellow's Whale Tales Instructor Aide course
What does WHALE stand for in the Longfellow Whale Tales program? - answer Water
habits are learned early.
What is the purpose of the Red Cross Swim mobile application? - answer1. Supports
and promotes the Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety Program. 2. Allows parents
to track and share the progress of their children through the Preschool Aquatics and
Learn-to-Swim levels. 3. Provides adults with information about water safety in general,
as well as water safety in specific environments. 4. Helps children learn about water
safety through video segments from Longfellow's WHALE Tales, age-appropriate water
safety messaging, and quizzes for the parent and child to complete together.
What type of first aid and preparedness mobile applications does the American Red
Cross have? - answerTornado app Hurricane app Wildfire app Earthquake app First aid
app Shelter finder app
What is the primary resource for you to obtain information that supports you in your role
as a Red Cross Instructor? - answerThe Instructor's Corner website
(www.instructorscorner.org) is the primary resource. Register on Instructor's Corner and
visit the site regularly to stay informed about processes and procedures, system
improvements and resources to support you and your participants. Maintain an up-to-
date profile, including your email address, to ensure that you receive important
communications from the Red Cross.
What are the criteria for grading participants? - answer"Successful" is entered for a
participant who has attended all class sessions, participated in all course activities,
passed all the required course skills and passed the required scenarios and
assessments.. "Unsuccessful" is entered for a participant who has not met course
objectives and/or does not successfully attend all class sessions, participate in all
course activities, complete all the required skills and/or complete the scenarios and
assessments and prefers not to be retested or does not pass a retest. "Not Evaluated"
should be entered as the final grade for a participant who is not attending the course
with intent to receive a completion certificate. The participant, with approval from the
instructor, is allowed to choose his or her own level of participation in the course. This
, should not be substituted for an Unsuccessful for a participant who attempts certification
but is unable to pass the completion requirements. A participant who chooses to audit
must make his or her intent known to the instructor at the beginning of the class.
What are some factors that affect class safety? - answerSupervision, instructor
preparation, co-instructors and instructor aides, participants, equipment, teaching
environment, facility policies and procedures. NOTE: As an American Red Cross Water
Safety Instructor, you must make your teaching environment as safe as possible.
What can an instructor aide for a Learn-to-Swim class do? - answerAssist a Water
Safety Instructor in a level in which the instructor aide can perform the exit skills
assessment.
Who can sign course completion certificates? - answerOnly Water Safety Instructors
can sign course completion certificates.
In order for a Water Safety Instructor to be eligible to teach Safety Training for Swim
Coaches, what must they do before teaching the course? - answerComplete the Water
Safety Instructor Orientation to Safety Training for Swim Coaches.
How can you make the motor skill acquisition process work more effectively? -
answerBy focusing on four major principles that influence learning motor skills:Setting
specific and achievable goals Encouraging active participation and practice Giving
positive, corrective and timely feedback Using different types of motivation
How does one effectively communicate with your students? - answerBy making sure
that you communicate at a level appropriate for your students.
What is the primary goal of a Water Safety Instructor? - answerTo enhance each
student's aquatic skills and safety in, on and around the water.
What is the purpose of the American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor course? -
answerTo train instructor candidates to teach courses and presentations in the
American Red Cross Swimming & Water Safety program by developing their
understanding of how to evaluate participant's progress.
What are the principles of teaching? - answerExplain, demonstrate, practice, correct,
repeat.
What is meant by guided discovery? - answerIt is a style of teaching that involves
providing a series of tasks and challenges to learners that have several possible,
although fairly predictable, solutions.
What are factors that influence planning? - answerClass size, participant abilities,
review skills, new skills, performance criteria and completion requirements.
