Video 4.6: Libby & Kim – Middle ground conversation Libby, a teacher in a child care center, and Kim, a parent of a 4-year-old girl (Ella), have a conversation about working together and learning from one another. This conversation highlights addressing challenging issues. (running time: 5 min. 02 sec.) View TranscriptLibby: Well Kim,…
Video 4.7: Libby & Kim – Firm ground conversation Libby, a teacher in a child care center, and Kim, a parent of a 4-year-old girl (Ella), have a conversation about working together and learning from one another. This conversation highlights making shared decisions. (running time: 5 min. 23 sec.) View TranscriptLibby: I can..…
Video 4.5: Libby & Kim – Beginning ground conversation Libby, a teacher in a child care center, and Kim, a parent of a 4-year-old girl (Ella), have a conversation about working together and learning from one another. This conversation highlights developing an initial friendly relationship (running time: 2 min., 35 sec.). View TranscriptLibby:…
Video 3.5: Conversation with examples of joining and supporting Andi, a Head Start teacher, and LeeMarie, a speech therapist, have a conversation about collaborating to address the learning goals of a 4-year-old child in Andi’s classroom. This is part three of a three-part conversation highlighting examples of joining and supporting communication strategies (running time…
Video 6.10: Dialogic reading with Katy A teacher reads to a group of children using dialogic reading practices. (running time: 4 min. 14 sec.) View TranscriptTeacher: Alright this is Something From Nothing by Phoebe Gilman. Who do you think this is on the front? Child: Grandpa! Teacher: Grandpa. [laughs] And a little boy.…
Video 6.9: Closing the book- Carrot Soup After finishing a book, a teacher closes the book with some questions for the children to keep them engaged. (running time: 0 min. 55 sec.) View TranscriptTeacher: Now, listen very carefully to my question. How would you feel if your friends gave you a surprise party?…
Video 6.8: Reading the book- Carrot Soup A teacher reads to a group of young children using dialogic reading practices. (running time: 3 min. 33 sec.) View TranscriptTeacher: “It was spring, Rabbit’s favorite season. It was time to plant the garden, order carrot seeds, and look forward to enjoying his favorite food, carrot…
Video 6.7: Introducing the book- Carrot Soup A teacher introduces a book to a group of young children using dialogic reading practices. (running time: 2 min. 50 sec.) View TranscriptTeacher: Ready? Ok. Here’s our story. This is called Carrot Soup. Carrot Soup and the author and the illustrator is John Segal. Child: I…
Video 6.1: The teacher’s viewpoint Tenisha, a pre-K teacher, shares a dilemma about wanting to maximize the benefits of storybook reading for the children in her class. (running time: 1 min. 19 sec.) View TranscriptTenisha: I have been an early childhood teacher for a little while now and I LOVE it—especially when the…
Activity 6.1a: Describe the dilemma Resource Type: Activity In this activity, learners watch a video clip that presents a dilemma about a teacher who wants to maximize the benefits of storybook reading for the children in her class. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Activity-6-1a.pdf