Video Transcript
Narrator: In the Approaches to Learning domain, the strand Goal-Directed Learning includes the foundation Collaborative Effort. Children from 11 through 23 months engage with caregivers to accomplish simple goals. With caregiver support, they sometimes engage in coordinated play with peers.
Example 1
Text on screen: Engages with caregiver to accomplish a simple goal.
On screen: 14-month-old Emiliano and his caregiver sit outside. In front of them are two wicker baskets filled with a variety of toys and balls. Emiliano holds a soft textured ball.
Emiliano: (vocalizing) Ba ba ba.
Caregiver 1: Ball.
Emiliano: Ba ba ba.
Caregiver 1: Ball.
On screen: Emiliano examines the ball briefly before tossing it out of reach.
Caregiver 1: Whoa! Are you going to get it again? Yeah?
On screen: Emiliano picks up a smaller ball by his side and toss it, too. It rolls slightly out of reach, and he reaches out for it.
Caregiver 1: Are you going to get it again? Let’s try it together! Go, go, go! (playfully grunting in effort)
On screen: Emiliano looks at his caregiver then toward the small ball, still reaching out. The caregiver reaches for the ball, playfully exaggerating her effort. Emiliano watches and mimics her actions.
Caregiver 1: You try.
On screen: The caregiver reaches the ball and gently taps it in Emiliano’s direction. Emiliano reaches out and leans over onto his side. He picks up the ball and pulls himself back up to sitting. He looks to his caregiver, smiling.
Caregiver 1: Yay! Wow, yay. Whoa. You did it! Yes.
Emiliano: (vocalizing)
On screen: Emiliano places the small ball down beside him and reaches out toward the larger ball. He looks up to his caregiver frowning slightly.
Caregiver 1: Want me to try the other one? All right. That one’s further away.
On screen: The caregiver extends her arm again toward the ball, still pretending it is difficult to reach. She reaches further and looks at Emiliano. He looks back and mirroring her reaching.
Caregiver 1: Oh, how’re we gonna get it? Say come on, Laly, come on. Oh.
On screen: The caregiver shifts onto her knees and leans forward. She reaches the ball and gently taps it toward Emiliano before sitting back down.
Caregiver 1: Try it.
On screen: Emiliano leans forward, reaches out, and picks up the ball with one hand. He grins.
Caregiver 1: There you go. Wow, look at you! You’re so strong. You figured it out!
On screen: Emiliano drops the ball again, and watches it roll away, out of reach.
Caregiver 1: (grunting in effort) Come on.
On screen: Both Emiliano and the caregiver reach toward the ball.
Caregiver 1: Can you help me? Please?
On screen: The caregiver again pretends she can’t reach it.
On screen: The caregiver taps the ball closer to Emiliano again. He leans forward and picks it up with one hand.
Caregiver 1: Say, help. Help. Oh!
Emiliano: (laughing)
On screen: Emiliano smiles brightly, continuing to hold onto the ball.
Caregiver 1: There you go!
Example 2
Text on screen: Engages with caregiver to accomplish a simple goal
On screen: 20-month-old Pressley and her caregiver are sitting on the floor together. On the floor between them are two toy dump trucks filled with pompoms. Pressley and her caregiver each hold a pompom. The caregiver extends her hand toward Pressley.
Caregiver 2: Do you want this one, too?
On screen: Pressley places her pompom in her caregiver’s open hand.
Caregiver 2: Oh, you’re giving it to me. Thank you. Can I put it here?
On screen: The caregiver moves one dump truck closer to the other. The caregiver places both pompoms into the back of one truck. Pressley picks up the other truck and sits up on her knees.
Caregiver 2: I’ll put both of them back here.
On screen: Pressley holds her truck out and begins to turn it over to dump the pompoms into the caregiver’s truck.
Caregiver 2: Oh, you’re giving me all of them? Thank you.
On screen: The caregiver holds one hand alongside the trucks to prevent the pompoms from spilling over.
Caregiver 2: Okay. Pour. Pour, pour. Pour. Pour, pour.
On screen: The caregiver moves her hand, holding the back of Pressley’s truck to support and guide it as Pressley tips it to dump the pompoms. Most of the pompoms land in the back of the caregiver’s truck, and one falls just outside of it.
Caregiver 2: It’s empty.
On screen: Pressley lowers herself back into a seated position, while the caregiver lifts the now empty dump truck to show Pressley.
Example 3
Text on screen: Engages with caregiver to accomplish a simple goal.
On screen: 21-month-old Milani and her caregiver are next to the cubbies in a large room. The caregiver is helping Milani change her clothes. The caregiver holds a pair of shorts on the ground for Milani, who has one foot in a leg of the shorts.
Caregiver 3: You had the one right.
On screen: Milani lifts her foot out of the shorts and walks over to another pair of shorts on the floor. She bends to pick them up then sits down on her bottom. She begins to pull on the shorts.
Milani: (vocalizing)
Caregiver 3: You want to put the other shorts on? Would that be easier?
On screen: Milani gets one leg into the shorts. She realizes they are backwards and shakes her head.
Milani: No.
Caregiver 3: OK, keep going.
On screen: Milani trips and braces hand on the floor. She lifts the shorts with her other hand. She sits up and puts both legs into one leg hole.
Milani: (grunting)
On screen: Milani stands up and tries to pull the shorts up farther. They won’t budge.
Caregiver 3: Same problem.
On screen: Milani pushes the shorts down and steps out of them.
Caregiver 3: Here.
On screen: The caregiver holds the shorts open, and Milani sits down in front of her. caregiver holds one leg hole open to help guide the shorts, and Milani puts her leg through.
Caregiver 3: I’m going to put your— you’ve got one. Put your leg through.
On screen: The caregiver lets go.
Milani: It’s open.
Caregiver 3: And they open, sí.
On screen: Milani holds the shorts and points at the other leg hole.
On screen: The caregiver holds the waistband of the shorts as Milani pushes her foot through the correct hole. With both legs through, Milani taps her knees and begins to stand up.
Caregiver 3: There you go.
Example 4
Text on screen: Engages with caregiver to accomplish simple goal
On screen: 22-month-old Red sits in his caregiver’s lap outdoors. Red is wearing a straw hat. He holds a shaker in one hand, shaking it back and forth. Matteo, an older child, sits nearby. He holds out a metal spoon to Red. Red lets go of the shaker and takes the spoon. He waves it around slightly.
Caregiver 4: Thank you. You gave it to him.
Red: (vocalizing)
On screen: Matteo gestures toward Red’s hat.
Matteo: Hat.
Caregiver 4: Hat? Are you saying hat? Hmm.
On screen: The caregiver gently touches the brim of the hat. Matteo reaches out and lightly tugs on the brim of the hat. Red looks up at him.
Matteo: (vocalizing)
Caregiver 4: You can ask him. Can you— Can you borrow the hat to Matteo? Yes, can I have your hat? Yeah? Ok.
On screen: The caregiver gently removes the hat from Red’s head and hands it to Matteo.
Red: More.
Red: More.
Caregiver 4: More what?
Red: Hat.
Caregiver 4: More hat?
On screen: Matteo stands up and puts the hat on. Red gestures to his head and looks at Matteo.
Caregiver 4: Matteo has your hat now. You see?
Matteo: (vocalizing)
On screen: The caregiver speaks to Matteo. Red watches, looking mildly unhappy.
Caregiver 4: Yeah, he doesn’t have the hat now. It’s with you now.
Matteo: (vocalizing)
Caregiver 4: You have his hat?
Red: More.
On screen: Red uses his hands to make the sign language sign for more.
Caregiver 4: You want more what?
Red: Hat.
On screen: Red points to the hat on Matteo’s head and points to his own head again.
Caregiver 4: You want your hat?
Red: Hat.
Caregiver 4: Ok. You want your hat back?
Red: Hat.