Video Transcript
Narrator: In the Language Development domain, the strand Early Literacy includes the foundation Engagement With Books, Stories, Songs, and Rhymes. Children from 11 through 23 months watch or listen to a caregiver sharing a story, book, song, or rhyme. Children also interact with books. For example, they explore covers and pages, show books to a caregiver, and participate when caregivers read books to them.
Example 1
Text on screen: Listens to and watches caregiver reading a book and points to pages
On screen: 17-month-old Sophie and her caregiver sit together in a chair. The caregiver holds a copy of Be Careful Dragon, pointing at the pages and describing the story in Mandarin. Sophie sits quietly and focuses on the book and her caregiver’s speech and gestures.
Caregiver 1: (speaking Mandarin) What’s he doing now? Look! It turns out he’s waiting for his friends to come!
On screen: Sophie’s gaze follows her caregiver’s finger as she points to different parts of the page.
Caregiver 1: This is – this is the unicorn, this is the elephant, and this is the monkey. What are they doing?
On screen: Sophie points to the page.
Caregiver 1: That’s right! The monkey! What is the monkey doing? (monkey noises)
On screen: The caregiver begins imitating a monkey, scratching her armpits and swaying. Sophie stays focused on the book, reaching out to touch the page again. Her caregiver points to the page.
Caregiver 1: Right? What are they going to do? He wants to see the little dinosaur and go have a barbecue with him.
On screen: Sophie’s gaze shifts as the caregiver turns the page. She reaches out and briefly puts her hand on the book. She continues to follow along as her caregiver points and describes what’s happening.
Caregiver 1: And now what? Hmm, he says the monkey is too naughty, right? He’s making silly faces, isn’t he? So the little dinosaur got really mad and went “Hoo” — breathing out all his fire!
On screen: The caregiver makes a whooshing sound and extends her hand forward, imitating fire. She turns the page again. Sophie pays close attention.
Caregiver 1: Oh no! That’s too much! Look, everything is on fire! What did the little monkey say? He shouted, “Help me! Save me! Save me! Save me!”
On screen: As Sophie looks at the open page, the caregiver wiggles in the seat to imitate the frightened monkey.
Caregiver 1: Why? Because he wants the little dinosaur to stop. At this moment, the unicorn came out and said…
On screen: As the caregiver turns to the next page. Sophie reaches out and turns a few more pages.
Caregiver 1: “Let’s do this first — take a deep breath, Slowly…
On screen: The caregiver gently rubs Sophie’s chest and takes a deep breath.
Caregiver 1: 1…2…3. Oh… should we start with one?
Example 2
Text on screen: Points to pages and makes one- and two-word comments
On screen: 23-month-old Natalia sits on her caregiver’s lap. The caregiver is reading Goodnight Moon. Natalia looks at the open book.
Caregiver 2: In the great green room, there was a telephone and a red balloon and a picture of…
On screen: The caregiver turns the page. Natalia gazes at the book calmly.
Caregiver 2: …the cow jumping over the moon.
Natalia: Jump the moon.
On screen: Natalia points toward the open page.
Caregiver 2: Yes. What sound does a cow make? How does the cow go?
Natalia: Mm.
Caregiver 2: It goes, “moo.”
On screen: Natalia continues to look at the book.
Natalia: Moo!
Caregiver 2: Moo!
On screen: The caregiver points back to the book, Natalia’s gaze following her finger.
Caregiver 2: And there were three little bears sitting on chairs.
On screen: Natalia points at the three bears on the page and follows along as the caregiver counts.
Caregiver 2: One, two, three. There’s three little bears.
Example 3
Text on screen: Points to book, flips pages, and makes one- or two-word comments
On screen: 23-month-old Julian sits at a table, with a closed book in front of him. He opens the book and begins turning the pages. Julian stops on the second page, which has a photo of a horse. He begins making horse sounds.
Julian: Neigh! Neigh! Neigh!
On screen: Julian turns back to the first page with pictures of chickens. He gently rubs his palm against sensory fuzz on a baby chick.
Julian: Ooh!
On screen: Julian turns to another page with images of dogs. Julian uses his open palm to feel the sensory fur on one of the dogs.
Julian: (inaudible) Whoa!
On screen: Julian turns back to the page with chickens then quickly to the page with horses.
Julian: Neigh!
Example 4
Text on screen: Points to pages and makes one- or two-word comments
On screen: 19-month-old Yuma sits on his caregiver’s lap inside a classroom. 23-month-old Zuri stands nearby. The caregiver reads from the book, Hello Birds! What Do You Say?
Caregiver 3: Hello birds, what do you say?
On screen: Yuma reaches out to touch the book as the caregiver opens it. He looks at the open page in front of him.
Caregiver 3: Hello birds, what do you say? Coo Coo says the pigeon.
On screen: Zuri walks over and sits on the other side of the caregiver’s lap, looking at the book.
Caregiver 3: Pipe pipe says the bullfinch.
On screen: Yuma imitates the bird sound.
Yuma: Pipe pipe! (vocalizing)
On screen: Now a few pages further into the book, Yuma points excitedly at the illustration of the blackbird.
Caregiver 3: Kook kook kook says the blackbird.
On screen: The caregiver turns the page.
Yuma: Kook kook kook kook!
Caregiver 3: Honk honk says the swan. Quack quack says the duck.
Yuma: Quack quack.
On screen: Zuri reaches out to pick up a dog stuffie.
Caregiver 3: Quack quack. Do you have the dog now?
On screen: The caregiver turns the page.
Caregiver 3: Wheet wheet says the starling.
On screen: Yuma points to and touches the illustration of the starling.
Caregiver 3: Chirp chirp says the sparrow.
Example 5
Text on screen: Observes and participates in a rhyme with movements
On screen: 21-month-old August and his caregiver sit outside. The caregiver is finishing a verse of The Itsy-Bitsy Spider, using hand gestures to mimic the spider climbing. August watches intently and mimics the caregiver’s gestures.
Caregiver 4: (singing) And the itsy-bitsy spider went up the spout again!
On screen: The caregiver begins the song again, and August continues to gesture along with him.
Caregiver 4: The itsy-bitsy spider went up the water spout.
On screen: August stops gesturing, but he continues paying close attention to the caregiver’s singing.
Caregiver 4: Down came the rain and washed the spider out. Out came the sun and dried up all the rain…
On screen: Both August and his caregiver hold their arms up above their heads to depict the sun. August points up as the caregiver sings the last line
Caregiver 4: …and the itsy-bitsy spider went up the spout again!