Curriculum Responsive to Children’s Development and Learning: Video 2
Mari: Wow, Leah! I came back to see how you're doing with your plan. I came back to talk to her about what it was that she was creating, how she was doing it, how she was using the materials. We talked about letters, because she talked about her mom's name is Marisol, and we talked about the first letter, the initial letter of her name, and I used that as a learning opportunity for her.
Leah: Mommy ... Me mommy, Marisol.
Mari: Marisol. You're right. This particular child knows some of the letters, but not yet is quite sure that letters actually make up words, and so I took that as a perfect opportunity to talk to her about how the first letter of her mom's name is "M," and that — when I wrote down the complete name for her, she was able to see that word begins with the letter "M."
Leah: M-E ...
Mari: A.
Leah: A-R ...
Mari: I.
Leah: I. C ...
Mari: S
Leah: S-O-L
Mari: And what does that spell?
Leah: Mommy.
Mari: That was a way of helping her with her literacy skills. Yeah, but what's your sister's name?
Leah: Esther.
Mari: By asking her those questions, and talking to her, and really getting all that feedback from her, and I was allowing her to think and to create, and that allowed for her to have an idea, and sit down, and go ahead and accomplish her idea.
Leah: Cause my mom has the letter "M."
Learn more about ways to implement a responsive curriculum. View this video clip from the Implementing a Curriculum Responsive to Children's Development and Learning 15-minute In-service Suite.
