Good Talking With You

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[00:00:41.758](bouncy music)
[00:00:58.325]I think I found a customer for you.
[00:01:00.318](children talking)
[00:01:16.645][Girl in blue dress] Strawberries, yummy.
[00:01:19.372]I love strawberries.
[00:01:20.654]Now you gotta take all of these.
[00:01:23.151]Yup.
[00:01:24.382]And all of these.
[00:01:26.878]I don't like blackberries.
[00:01:28.542]Don't you?
[00:01:29.982]They're great. They're great.
[00:01:32.629]They're great.
[00:01:34.422]There you are.
[00:01:35.805]Vegetable juice.
[00:01:39.989]More vegetable juice.
[00:01:42.052]Peanuts.
[00:01:44.909]Tomato sauce.
[00:01:47.229]Tomato sauce.
[00:01:51.838]We're gonna top off our fruit salad
[00:01:53.789]with tomato sauce.
[00:01:55.389]Hmm.
[00:01:56.836](children talking in background)
[00:02:06.638]With all the funny things,
[00:02:08.221]all I need is a can of yogurt.
[00:02:13.261]There's no yogurt at this store.
[00:02:18.461]You could use applesauce for
[00:02:21.572](background conversation drowns out speaker)
[00:02:29.389]Do you need some bread?
[00:02:31.741]You need bagels?
[00:02:33.101]No, I don't.
[00:02:34.798]Or just regular bread.
[00:02:36.669][Girl in blue dress] I don't need any bread at all.
[00:02:41.332]I need something to make doughnuts out of.
[00:02:43.741]Doughnuts.
[00:02:45.805]Dough.
[00:02:46.909]Dough?
[00:02:47.981]And dough is what makes bread.
[00:02:49.565]Yes?
[00:02:51.101]And bread, if you cut a little round circle
[00:02:53.198]in the bread, you can make Egg McMuffins.
[00:02:56.436](woman laughs)
[00:02:58.949][Boy in white hat] I'll get some bread for you.
[00:03:03.868]Listening to the conversations
[00:03:05.438]of young children, we wonder at their
[00:03:07.965]great imaginations and their playfulness.
[00:03:11.918]What we should also marvel at,
[00:03:13.780]is that these five-year-olds
[00:03:15.300]are already skillful users of language.
[00:03:19.198]It's an amazing feat.
[00:03:21.741]These children already understand
[00:03:23.518]the meanings of thousands of words,
[00:03:25.869]know how to put words together in sentences,
[00:03:28.509]how to tell others what they think and feel.
[00:03:31.669]How do they do it?
[00:03:36.798]Part of it's still a mystery,
[00:03:38.638]but we do know that children
[00:03:40.141]are learning language from the day they're born
[00:03:42.829]by listening to those around them,
[00:03:45.101]and later, by practicing their own words.
[00:03:48.692]Some will develop language more quickly than others.
[00:03:52.269]But whether a child is spouting sentences at three,
[00:03:55.549]or struggling to link words together at four,
[00:03:58.861]all need parents, teachers, and caregivers
[00:04:02.941]to help them learn language.
[00:04:06.149]More in. Let's see, it goes to here.
[00:04:08.469]I can see it.
[00:04:09.869]It looks like there's a bend right here.
[00:04:11.949]In this program,
[00:04:13.869]we'll look at four important steps to help adults
[00:04:17.485]give children the very best opportunities
[00:04:20.061]to learn language.
[00:04:22.158]We'll watch teachers working with children
[00:04:24.916]in a preschool where learning language
[00:04:27.341]is the primary goal.
[00:04:29.181](kazoo music)
[00:04:33.838]♫ As I was going to the store
[00:04:36.189]♫ A-one step, two step
[00:04:37.629]♫ three step, four ♫
[00:04:39.645]Looking inside that tree.
[00:04:42.660]And we'll watch
[00:04:43.812]speech-language pathologists working with children
[00:04:46.429]to help them develop better language skills.
[00:04:50.221]Here's a parrot.
[00:04:51.821]He sits on the tree.
[00:04:53.181]There another parrot.
[00:04:55.198]There's another parrot.
[00:04:57.581]The preschool years are critical
[00:05:00.452]for language development.
[00:05:02.221]Between birth and five years of age,
[00:05:05.278]children learn language more quickly
[00:05:07.261]than at any other time in their lives.
[00:05:11.831]Our educational system is built around
[00:05:14.088]this language-learning time clock.
[00:05:16.432]By the time children enter first grade,
[00:05:19.354]they're expected to have these basic language skills.
[00:05:23.065]Know how to talk and express themselves clearly,
[00:05:26.601]how to follow rules and directions.
[00:05:29.737]You can walk around and show the kids those baby pictures.
[00:05:35.791]How to use language
[00:05:36.960]to get along with one another.
[00:05:42.878]Children need basic language skills
[00:05:45.311]to learn to read and write,
[00:05:47.951]and to study other subjects.
[00:05:50.048]Without these skills, they may not be prepared
[00:05:52.991]for the structure and demands which school brings.
[00:05:56.256]Children like these will begin to fall behind.
[00:05:59.695]There's research to support the fact that
[00:06:02.448]language has a higher correlation to school success
[00:06:06.065]than even IQ tests.
[00:06:07.334]So that's saying that children who have good language skills
[00:06:11.286]are more likely to be successful in school.
[00:06:13.990]And everything you do at school is dependent on language.
[00:06:17.623]It's the foundation for reading and for writing,
[00:06:20.824]learning how to cooperate in the school.
[00:06:23.750]All those language skills are important for success.
[00:06:28.580]We don't stop to think
[00:06:29.863]how powerful language is.
[00:06:32.294]We need language to be able to think and to learn.
[00:06:36.471]We need language to share ideas and feelings,
[00:06:39.351]to make friends and enjoy each other.
[00:06:43.853]For most of us, language seems so natural
[00:06:47.213]that we just take it for granted
[00:06:49.278]until we hear someone who's having problems.
[00:06:53.326]This is all for the (mumbles)
[00:06:57.209]all around (mumbles)
[00:06:59.756]and I do this, and I grab this for my momma
[00:07:02.421]and I do this and I got this and I (mumbles).
[00:07:09.078]Language, so natural for most adults,
[00:07:12.501]but for children,
[00:07:14.309]even with their incredible language-learning abilities,
[00:07:17.659]it's a complex, step-by-step process,
[00:07:20.827]and they depend on us for help.
[00:07:24.222]You may be surprised that one of the
[00:07:26.268]best ways for children to learn language
[00:07:28.972]is simply by having conversations.
[00:07:31.501]Conversations with you,
[00:07:33.644]and conversations with each other.
[00:07:36.428]They're all a kind of on-the-job training.
[00:07:39.980]I like to think of any conversation
[00:07:42.300]that you have with a child
[00:07:43.547]as kind of language laboratory.
[00:07:45.083]Language is neat, because you don't need
[00:07:47.243]a special room, or equipment,
[00:07:49.767]or a special degree, or anything like that
[00:07:52.904]to make any situation a language-learning situation.
[00:07:56.871]So on the walk outside, or standing on the porch,
[00:07:59.895]or doing the dishes, or painting the house,
[00:08:02.232]or watching TV, or sweeping the floor,
[00:08:04.425]or riding in the car,
[00:08:06.327]you can talk about the things around you
[00:08:09.431]as the child sees those things.
[00:08:11.607]Children are learning
[00:08:13.751]as they hear language used
[00:08:15.367]during these normal daily activities.
[00:08:18.184]They're hearing the flow of how words
[00:08:19.785]go into a sentence in the proper way.
[00:08:22.025]They're learning valuable information
[00:08:23.431]about properties of things,
[00:08:25.271]and vocabulary-building.
[00:08:28.724]And I think it's just building the child up
[00:08:32.237]if nothing else, because that adult
[00:08:34.797]is paying attention to them.
[00:08:37.278]The kids just, I feel, just kind of light up
[00:08:40.333]when they get that one-on-one attention.
[00:08:42.733]And I think they're like little sponges,
[00:08:44.413]they're just soaking that all up,
[00:08:45.917]the attention and the language that's happening.
[00:08:47.812]Through conversations with one another,
[00:08:50.342]children gain other important skills.
[00:08:53.659]They can learn how to negotiate with other children,
[00:08:55.899]how to get what they want.
[00:08:57.228]They can learn how to play with others,
[00:08:59.259]how to get along.
[00:09:00.475]They practice their language skills,
[00:09:02.588]because talking with an adult sometimes,
[00:09:06.962]especially an adult that really understands them,
[00:09:09.122]they may not have to be as clear.
[00:09:11.595]But when talking with another child,
[00:09:13.019]they'll really have to be clear.
[00:09:14.428]So children who have difficulty talking with each other
[00:09:18.529]can't solve social problems.
[00:09:20.209]They're the child who might push,
[00:09:22.075]rather than talk about what they want
[00:09:24.537]or what they need.
[00:09:37.305]Sheena? What's the problem?
[00:09:38.905]What's the matter?
[00:09:40.105]Use your words and tell me.
[00:09:41.385]She's trying to take this away from me.
[00:09:43.898]Trying to take it?
[00:09:45.401]Okay, you tell me too.
[00:09:47.609][Girl in white hat] I was first.
[00:09:49.002]You were first?
[00:09:50.570]Good talking. Tell Sheena.
[00:09:52.505]Look at her and tell her.
[00:09:54.058][Girl in white hat] I'm first.
[00:09:55.258]What did she say, Sheena?
[00:09:57.001]What did Kelsey say?
[00:09:58.618]Did you hear her words?
[00:10:02.555]She says, "I was first."
[00:10:04.357]She was playing with it first, and you wanted
[00:10:05.994]to come over and play, didn't you?
[00:10:07.994]Many times, children who don't have a lot of language
[00:10:10.954]have poor self images because they are afraid to talk
[00:10:13.465]or real uncomfortable talking,
[00:10:14.905]and that affects how they relate to other people socially.
[00:10:18.474]For most children,
[00:10:20.235]learning to have conversations
[00:10:22.297]takes lots of practice.
[00:10:24.394]Learning to have a conversation
[00:10:25.897]is, in itself, probably a surprising phrase
[00:10:28.074]to a lot of people,
[00:10:29.545]but conversation involves listening skills,
[00:10:32.201]it involves processing what you hear,
[00:10:34.441]and then taking that information
[00:10:37.306]and commenting, you know, in an appropriate fashion
[00:10:39.817]that keeps the give-and-take going.
[00:10:42.057]To learn language, we need to use it.
[00:10:45.977]And children need to practice
[00:10:47.737]having conversations every day
[00:10:49.961]with their parents, teachers, and caregivers.
[00:10:54.186]Let's take a look at four important steps
[00:10:57.274]that are the basics for having good conversations.
[00:11:02.554]Show your interest.
[00:11:05.321]The best way to do this
[00:11:07.401]is to get down to the child's level.
[00:11:09.705]Establish eye contact, and pay close attention
[00:11:12.762]to what the child's doing.
[00:11:15.465]I think the easiest way to get started
[00:11:17.514]in the conversation with the child
[00:11:18.967]is to genuinely be interested,
[00:11:22.253]to just muster up all the interest that you can,
[00:11:25.133]and really begin to focus on them.
[00:11:27.276]Probably the easiest thing to do
[00:11:28.717]is to get down on their level.
[00:11:30.205]That's a cue to them.
[00:11:31.676]And to give them direct eye contact,
[00:11:34.284]and to really look at their eyes
[00:11:35.676]and show that you're interested in them.
[00:11:40.236]I think that having a conversation with anyone,
[00:11:43.084]and certainly with a small child,
[00:11:45.181]it's very, very important to have them know
[00:11:47.085]that you really do care about that communication.
[00:11:50.060]One of the ways to show that
[00:11:51.756]is to get down at their eye level.
[00:11:54.124]It's difficult to be three and four
[00:11:56.013]and look at knees all the time,
[00:11:57.453]and you get a crook in your neck
[00:11:58.733]if you have to look up all the time.
[00:12:00.620]So I certainly advise people, that is the first step,
[00:12:03.854]is to try to get down low or put the child up
[00:12:07.436]anyway so that you're communicating face to face,
[00:12:09.804]because that's, in our society,
[00:12:11.213]certainly one of the things that we do,
[00:12:13.084]we look at each other when we talk.
[00:12:16.140]Did you notice all the ways
[00:12:17.596]Dia let Darinda know that she was interested?
[00:12:20.254]She's down on her level,
[00:12:22.461]giving eye contact,
[00:12:24.364]and her facial expressions and gestures
[00:12:26.973]also signal her interest.
[00:12:31.116]I think one of the biggest things
[00:12:33.084]when I'm wanting to show a child
[00:12:34.780]that I want to listen to what they're saying,
[00:12:37.276]is to get down at their level
[00:12:39.405]and have eye contact with them.
[00:12:42.146]I give them very focused attention
[00:12:44.579]so that I'm trying to actively listen
[00:12:46.450]to what they're saying.
[00:12:47.506]Sometimes even a gentle touch
[00:12:48.962]to say, "I'm here. I really want to hear
[00:12:52.243]"what you have to say.
[00:12:53.331]"I want to listen to your words."
[00:12:55.506]Once you've shown the child you're interested,
[00:12:57.682]the next thing is to see
[00:12:59.330]where the child's attention is focused.
[00:13:02.051]What's she playing with?
[00:13:03.603]What's she interested in right now?
[00:13:06.132]Here, Harmony and Jamie
[00:13:08.162]are playing with different sizes of bottles
[00:13:10.354]trying to find the matching lid for each one.
[00:13:13.714]Harmony thinks it smells like perfume
[00:13:16.131]and Jamie thinks it smells like the ocean.
[00:13:18.562]Makes you think of two different things.
[00:13:23.182]You think that lid fits?
[00:13:26.418]We're turning it.
[00:13:28.258]I'm turning,
[00:13:30.178]Ah! Sure does! It goes together.
[00:13:33.008]Would you like to come play with us for a minute?
[00:13:34.893]We're taking the lids off
[00:13:36.253]and finding jars that match the lids.
[00:13:38.116]Now what do these do?
[00:13:40.548]Did you notice how interested
[00:13:42.099]Nancy is in what's happening?
[00:13:44.068]How she observed the activity
[00:13:45.619]and commented on what she saw.
[00:13:48.099]When an adult shows interest in a child's activity,
[00:13:51.539]it's an invitation to conversation.
[00:13:54.309]Now Sherry talks about a recent experience
[00:13:57.172]with her own son.
[00:13:59.219]I was having a really difficult week,
[00:14:01.779]and I was at home with my son
[00:14:04.339]and he had been having some trouble acting out,
[00:14:07.108]and I was just, had been real frustrated with him
[00:14:10.451]because he had just been acting out so much
[00:14:12.229]and I was going through all my own things
[00:14:13.892]and he said, "Oh Mom, please just play with me
[00:14:16.611]"for just a while in my bedroom."
[00:14:18.931]And finally I felt guilty,
[00:14:20.611]and I said, "Okay, I will, I will."
[00:14:22.228]Took time out from what I was doing
[00:14:23.811]and went into his room
[00:14:25.508]and sat down on the floor
[00:14:27.091]and started to kind of clean his room, you know,
[00:14:29.796]and I was just feeling so overwhelmed
[00:14:32.276]with the things that I needed to do, I guess,
[00:14:34.371]and pretty soon I realized what I was doing
[00:14:37.555]and he was kind of playing along
[00:14:39.108]and just accepting that, I guess.
[00:14:41.219]And finally I looked at what he was doing,
[00:14:43.651]and he was doing something real interesting with his toys.
[00:14:46.154]And I looked right at his eyes
[00:14:47.371]and I said, "Tell me about what you're doing."
[00:14:50.043]And he looked at me, and then he did a double-take,
[00:14:53.370]he looked again, and it suddenly occurred to me,
[00:14:55.470]I had not given him eye contact for a couple of days.
[00:14:57.786]And it just scared me,
[00:14:58.874]I thought, "Oh, this is terrible!"
[00:15:00.634]And he looked at me, and looked again.

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