Video Transcript
Narrator: In the Language Development domain, the strand Communicating includes the foundation Emerging Conversation Skills. Children from 23 through 36 months engage in back-and-forth conversations by responding to a person about the same conversational topic.
Example 1
Text on screen: Stays more or less on topic in conversations
On screen: 32-month-old Jet and 27-month-old Vera, sit at a low table facing each other as they play a game similar to “Rock, Paper, Scissors.” Vera points at Jet and taps his chest
Vera: I got you!
On screen: Vera smiles as she watches Jet make a fist and tap it on his other palm.
Jet: Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!
On screen: On the word “shoot,” both children point their index fingers at each other.
Jet: You got me.
On screen: Vera turns away from Jet. Jet leans toward her and extends his hand to get her attention. When Vera turns to face Jet again, he taps his fist on his other palm
Jet: Ok. (inaudible) Are you ready to play rock, paper, scissors, shoot again?
Vera: Yeah.
On screen: Jet and Vera play the game again. This time, Vera hits her fists in rhythm with the words and they both point at each other as they say, “shoot.”
Jet: OK. Then go. Rock, paper, scissors
Both: Shoot!
Jet: I got that.
On screen: Jet tries to cover Vera’s hand with his own. Vera starts singing and bouncing with her arms crossed. Jet taps Vera’s arm as he speaks.
Vera: (vocalizing)
Jet: Now your turn. It’s your turn to play rock, paper, scissors, shoot.
Vera: Rock, paper, scissors, shoot. Your turn.
Jet: No, it’s your turn.
On screen: Vera points at Jet. Then, Jet points at Vera as she makes the tapping hand motion. Then she points to Jet.
Vera: Rock, paper, scissors, shoot.
Jet: You got me.
Example 2
Text on screen: Stays more or less on topic in conversations
On screen: 32-month-old Sheridan sits on the carpet looking through a small photo album. Her caregiver, 27-month-old Ximena, and 3-year-old Emory, sit nearby. Ximena uses a measuring tape to measure objects.
Caregiver 1: We can measure the family books. Look at that. This family book is four and a half.
On screen: Sheridan turns the page, studies a photo, and smiles. She points at the photo and holds the album out to Ximena.
Sheridan: This is you, Ximena!
Ximena: Oh. That’s me.
On screen: Sheridan recognizes and points to herself in the photo.
Sheridan: That’s me, too.
Caregiver 1: Oh!
Ximena: My book-
Caregiver 1: Is Ximena in the book?
Sheridan: Look. Look.
On screen: Sheridan continues to point and smile at the photos in the album. Ximena leans over to look at the picture, then smiles.
Ximena: And when we was babies.
Caregiver 1: You were babies.
Sheridan: Look. Look. Look at this.
Ximena: You’re ‘posed to be telling us.
Caregiver 1: What?
Ximena: It ‘posed- you need to take us when we are all the babies.
Example 3
Text on screen: Stays more or less on topic in conversations
On screen: 31-month-old Aliyah sits on the ground outside with her caregiver and another child. Between them is open egg carton filled with colored balls and sleigh bells. Aliyah and the other child close the carton together.
Caregiver 2: We have six in each row.
Aliyah: That close it.
Caregiver 2: And that will close it.
On screen: Aliyah holds the egg carton by the ends and stands up. She shakes the carton and turns toward the caregiver.
Aliyah: There’s no room.
Caregiver 2: There’s no room. It’s full.
Aliyah: Yeah.
Caregiver 2: You have one in each spot.
On screen: The caregiver holds up one finger and points to the carton. Aliyah looks through the openings in the carton’s lid. Then she holds the carton to her ear and shakes it.
Aliyah: Yeah. Is it- You hear this? Do you hear this?
Caregiver 2: I do hear it.
On screen: The caregiver smiles at Aliyah as Aliyah continues to shake the carton.
Aliyah: I hear it.
Caregiver 2: You hear it? It jingles.
Aliyah: Yes.
Caregiver 2: Yeah. What are we going to do with them now?
Aliyah: Hmm.
Caregiver 2: Hmm.
Aliyah: Put ‘em in the tunnel.
Caregiver 2: Oh, I could put them in the tunnel.