Developmentally Appropriate Activity Description of graphical content is included between Description Start and Description End. Transcript Start [ Slide start: ] Described by speaker Audio Description: Audio Description: A slide reads, Developmentally Appropriate Activities. At the bottom are logos for the Penrickton Center for Blind Children, Perkins School for the Blind, and Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. A child explores and plays with objects in a classroom. An adult watches and joins in the exploration with her. Narrator: What is a developmentally appropriate activity? We often talk about doing activities that are developmentally appropriate with children but we don't always stop to think about what that means. We need to be sure that we have an accurate picture of where a child is functioning and what developmental level this is. We also need to be sure that we have an understanding of typical child development, so that we are aware of which behaviors and learning occur at different ages and developmental stages. This video is designed to show you what happens when a typical 2-year-old child is presented with tasks that are at a developmental level that is far above her functioning level. This girl, Adriana, has typical vision and hearing, with no identified learning problems. Her aunt, Cindy, who is on the staff at the Penrickton Center for Blind Children has created this video specifically to demonstrate what happens when a task is not appropriate for a child's developmental level. Audio Description: In this video, Adriana and Cindy are sitting at a table, and are going to work on identifying letters of the alphabet. Cindy draws the letter A with a Crayon. Adriana takes the crayon. Cindy: You do it. A! Do it with your crayon. No, like this. Audio Description: Cindy folds her hand over Adriana’s hand, writing the letter A together. Cindy: A! Adriana: [Giggles] Cindy: No. No. No. A! No. A! No. No. A. A. Audio Description: Cindy releases her hand. Cindy: No, no, no, no, no. Audio Description: Adriana scribbles on the paper. They both repeat the same actions repeatedly. Cindy: A! That's an A. No, no, no, no, no. No. Audio Description: Adriana smiles at Cindy. Cindy: A. A. Audio Description: Adriana looks at Cindy while she scribbles. Cindy: No. No. Look A. A. Let's try again. A. Adriana: B. Cindy: B. Adriana: C. Audio Description: Cindy pulls different letters out of a bin onto the table. Cindy: A for Adriana. N. And J. Adriana: Happy! Happy! Cindy: Happy. Happy. Can you find the A? Where is the A? Adriana, where's the A? Can you find A? No, that's the N. Where's the A? Show me the A. Audio Description: Adriana looks at her surroundings, distracted. Cindy: Show me the A. Adriana: [ Inaudible ] Cindy: No not B. A! Adriana: [ Inaudible ] Cindy: A. B. C. Where's the A? Adriana: [ Inaudible ] Audio Description: Cindy grabs Adriana’s hand to place on the letter A. Cindy: This is the A. Audio Description: Adriana pulls her hand back down to her side. Cindy: Give me the A. Audio Description: Cindy maneuvers to put the letter A in Adriana’s hand. Cindy: A. This is the A. Give it to me. Thank you! That's the A! Where's the N? Audio Description: Adriana grabs letters, throwing them in the bin. Cindy: This is an N. And this is a U! U. Yeah. Can you find the N? Find the N. Give me the N. Give me the N. No that's the U. Where's the N? Audio Description: She successfully places the letter in Cindy’s hand. Cindy: Yeahhhh! Audio Description: They both clap. Cindy: Where's the U? Audio Description: Cindy accidentally tips a box over. Adriana is distracted. Adriana: [ Inaudible ] Cindy: Here's the A. Audio Description: Cindy grabs her hand to pick up the letter. Cindy: Where's the N? Where's the N? Can you show me the N? Adriana: Aaaa! Cindy: N! Yeah. Give me the N. Audio Description: She grabs the N successfully. Cindy: Thank you. Audio Description: Adriana takes letters out of the bin. Cindy: P, E, N. Adriana: E! Cindy: Yeah. Where's the E? Adriana: E. Cindy: P. Look. P, E, N. Can you give me the E? Give me the E. No that's the U. Audio Description: She shows the wrong letter. Cindy: P-E-N. Adriana: [ Inaudible ] Cindy: Show me the E. Hand me the E. Nope that's the U. Let's give me the E. Audio Description: Cindy grabs her hand to pick up the letter. Cindy: E. Give it to me. Thank you! Adriana: Uh oh. Cindy: Uh oh, I dropped it. [ Slide start: ] Read by speaker Narrator: So what do you think? Were the activities that Cindy was doing appropriate to Adriana's developmental level? What behaviors was Adriana displaying to indicate that something may have been above her level? Can you imagine that Adriana might develop behavior problems if she has this type of experience repeatedly throughout the day, day after day? [ Slide start: ] Read by speaker Take some time to reflect on whether or not the activities that you are doing with a particular child are appropriate to their developmental level. [ Slide start: ] Described by speaker Audio Description: A slide reads, Thank you to Cindy of Penrickton Center for Blind Children and her niece Adriana for sharing their experience; www, dot activelearningspace, dot org. At the bottom are logos for Penrickton Center for Blind Children, Perkins School for the Blind, and Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.