Video Transcript
Narrator: In the Language Development domain, the strand Early Literacy includes the foundation Understanding Meaning From Books and Stories. Children from 23 through 36 months show a basic understanding of the main idea or subject of a familiar story or book.
Example 1
Text on screen: Shows understanding of familiar story’s main idea
On screen: 35-month-old Johnny and his caregiver sit together outside. Johnny is holding a monkey stuffie, making it jump on the caregiver’s leg. As the caregiver leads Johnny through the counting rhyme “Five Little Monkeys,” they take turns making the stuffie act out the rhyme.
Caregiver 1: You got the five little monkeys, too?
Johnny: Yeah.
Caregiver 1: Five little monkeys jumping on the bed. One fell off and bumped his head. Ouch!
On screen: The caregiver playfully acts out the monkey hitting its head on his leg. Johnny takes the monkey and examines its head.
Caregiver 1: Mama called the doctor – Hello?
On screen: The caregiver holds his hand up to mimic making a phone call.
Caregiver 1: The doctor — what’d the doctor say?
Johnny: (smiling) No more monkeys!
Caregiver 1: No more monkeys jumping on the bed! Four little monkeys jumping on the bed.
On screen: The caregiver holds up four fingers and bounces the monkey as he continues the rhyme.
Caregiver 1: What happened? What happened to the monkey?
On screen: Johnny takes the monkey and makes it jump higher. Johnny flips the monkey over and brings it down headfirst onto the caregiver’s leg.
Caregiver 1: Yeah. Monkey fell down and bumped his head.
On screen: The caregiver uses his hand to mimic a phone again.
Caregiver 1: Mama called the doctor, and what’d the doctor say?
Johnny: Um, no more monkeys jumping on the bed.
On screen: The caregiver holds up three fingers and makes the monkey jump.
Caregiver 1: All right! Three little monkeys jumping on the bed. We gonna jump. We gonna do flips, too.
On screen: The caregiver flips the monkey forward and backward.
Caregiver 1: Look, backflip. Front flip. Can you do some flips?
On screen: Johnny takes the monkey and copies how the caregiver made the monkey flip.
Caregiver 1: Oh, wow. That’s like a side twisting, twisting backflip.
Johnny: That.
Caregiver 1: Yeah.
Example 2
Text on screen: Shows understanding of familiar story’s main idea
On screen: 23-month-old Amaya sits with her caregiver and another child. The caregiver reads the book Peek-a-Bruce, holding the book so both children can see the pictures. Amaya pays close attention as she reads.
Caregiver 2: The geese want to play with Bruce today. But Bruce does not want to play.
On screen: The caregiver turns to the next page. Amaya briefly leans forward to point to the book.
Caregiver 2: He’s going for a walk. Let’s join him.
Amaya: I see. I see. He’s lying down.
Caregiver 2: He’s laying down? And what’s on his belly?
On screen: The caregiver points to the book.
Amaya: Um, ducks on his belly.
Caregiver 2: There’s ducks on his belly, yes. Ok, let’s join him.
On screen: The caregiver turns to the next page of the book.
Caregiver 2: (gasp) But where’s Bruce? Oh no.
Amaya: Right there!
Caregiver 2: You think he’s right here?
On screen: The caregiver quickly turns to the next page.
Caregiver 2: There he is! He was hiding behind the tree. There’s— The tree is too small to hide behind.
On screen: The caregiver turns another page, again acting surprised.
Caregiver 2: (gasp) Wait. Where did he go?
On screen: Amaya, grins and points at the page.
Amaya: Behind the rock!
Caregiver 2: Behind the rock?
Example 3
Text on screen: Shows understanding of familiar story’s main idea
On screen: 35-month-old Adali and 33-month-old JC sit on the floor as their caregiver reads No, David! JC reaches out to helps turn the page.
Caregiver 3: Thank you. Oh!
On screen: Adali looks intently at the page.
Adali: (gasping)
Caregiver 3: What is he doing now?
Adali: Hit it!
On screen: Adali excitedly mimes hitting something.
Caregiver 3: Do we do that?
Adali: No. It hit the–
JC: Yeah!
On screen: Adali shakes her head no, then reaches out and repeatedly taps the page.
Adali: It hit the flowers.
Caregiver 3: Are those mommy’s flowers?
On screen: Adali nods, and JC gasps and covers his mouth.
Adali: Yes.
Caregiver 3: Uh oh. What do you tell him?
On screen: Adali wags her finger back and forth, like she’s scolding someone.
Adali: No, David.
Caregiver 3: Say “be careful.”
Adali: Be careful, David.
On screen: The caregiver turns the next page.
Caregiver 3: (gasps) So what happened?
On screen: Adali dramatically raises her hand and brings it down on the page. She looks up at the caregiver.
Adali: He broke the (inaudible).
Caregiver 3: He broke? What did he break?
On screen: The caregiver points to the open page.
Adali: He break flowers.
Caregiver 3: Mommy’s flowers.
Adali: Mommy be mad.
Caregiver 3: Mommy’s going to be mad? You think Mommy’s going to be mad, JC?
On screen: JC nods.
Adali: Yeah.
Caregiver 3: Yeah?
On screen: Adali leans forward, points at the open page.
Adali: David’s crying.
Caregiver 3: Aw, he’s crying.
On screen: Adali rests her chin in her hands and continues looking at the book.