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- Watch video and record observations on Watch Me Grow worksheet.
- See which measures we think are reflected by the evidence!
- Explore additional information from the California Preschool Curriculum Framework and California Preschool Learning Foundations.
1. Video Background and Transcript
Joanna is four years old. Her home language is Spanish and both parents speak Spanish in the home. She has older siblings who often speak with her in English. This is Joanna’s first year in preschool. She attends a dual immersion preschool. Joanna is playing in the dramatic play area with two other children and the teacher. They are playing with a stethoscope and listening to one another’s hearts. Since Joanna has had difficulty entering play with her peers who primarily speak English, the teacher is facilitating Joanna’s inclusion in play with this group. Transcript
2. Watch Video: Dramatic Play (2 min. 16 sec.)
3. Measures Reflected by the Evidence
The teacher initially used this clip to document Joanna’s English language development (ELD), however a good piece of evidence might address multiple measures. Rather than assigning a developmental level, this video clip could be evidence for the measures in this chart: Measures Reflected by the Evidence - Dramatic Play
4. Explore California’s Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 1 for information
about:
- Interactions and strategies to support language - Volume 1, page 116
- Information to support cooperative play in Interactions with Familiar Adults, Volume1, pages 63-64 and Interactions with Peers, pages 65-68
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Teachable moment and vignette of what Use language to communicate with others might look like in
the classroom - Volume1, page 111 - Interactions and strategies to support English language development - Volume 1, pages198-203