- Read video background.
- 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
This is a 2:09 minute clip of a toddler with Downs Syndrome crawling to a book stand, exploring books, and engaging her teacher.
2. Watch Video: Toddler Explores Books
3. Measures Reflected by the Evidence
A good piece of evidence might address multiple measures. We are not assigning a developmental level, but rather saying that this video clip could be evidence for the measures. Measures Reflected by the Evidence: Toddler Explores Books
4. For more information, explore California’s Infant/Toddler Curriculum Framework for information about:
Language Development
Guiding Principles:
• “Be responsive to the active communicator and learner.” (pp. 84-85)
• “Include language in your interactions with infants and toddlers.” (p. 85)
• “Celebrate and support the Individual.” (p. 86)
• “Make communication and language interesting and fun.” (p. 87)
Learning Contexts:
Environment & Materials:
• “Engage infants with books and stories” (p. 89)
• “Arrange the environment to support language development and communication” (p. 89)
Interactions:
• “Be responsive when children initiate communication” (p. 89)
• “Use child directed language” (p. 90)
• “Help children expand language” (p. 90)
• “Attend to individual development and needs” (p. 91)
• “Be playful with language” (p. 91)
Cognitive Development
Guiding Principles:
• “Relate to the child as an active meaning maker” (pp. 102-103)
• "Provide opportunities for exploration” (p. 103)
• “Respect the child’s initiative and choice” (p. 103)
• “Describe the child’s actions and the effects of actions” (p. 105)
• “Support self-initiated practice and repetition” (p. 105)
Learning Contexts
Environment and Materials
• “Provide play spaces with rich opportunities for learning”(p. 107)
• “Keep toys in places that are easily visible and accessible” (p. 107)
Interactions:
• “Notice what interests each child” (p. 112)
• “Use language to engage each child’s intellect” (p. 112)