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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:02.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Oscar) One time, I went to Legoland.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.01,0:00:04.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(child) Oh!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.20,0:00:07.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Noelle) Because our class\Ndoes storytelling, story acting,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.52,0:00:09.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our students know and\Nrespect each other more.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.94,0:00:14.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a language and literacy practice,\Nreally, but it does so much more.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.05,0:00:17.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It helps the kids with their\Nsocial emotional development.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.06,0:00:20.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's really community\Nbuilding within the classroom.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.09,0:00:23.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(child) I went to Legoland.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.41,0:00:34.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sarah) Amigos is a two way\Nimmersion school
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.53,0:00:37.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for students, in Cambridge, \NMassachusetts.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.47,0:00:43.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At Amigos, we look to support biliteracy\Nin the early years by really developing
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.74,0:00:47.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and strengthening oral language\Nskills, and the students' ability
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.06,0:00:51.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to tell stories, understand the shape\Nof a story, and be able to share
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.26,0:00:53.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that with oral language in\Nboth Spanish and English.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.94,0:00:57.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(child) With my mom, my dad.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.42,0:01:02.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Oscar) So storytelling, story acting,\Nwe first ask a child to tell us a story,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.51,0:01:04.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it could be a personal\Nstory of theirs,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.96,0:01:06.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or something that they have made up.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.95,0:01:09.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then when it's time to\Ndo the story acting,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.62,0:01:15.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are actually seeing a visual\Nrepresentation of their story.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.17,0:01:17.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there was petals.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.22,0:01:20.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're actually working with\Nlanguage, but at the same time,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.17,0:01:22.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're working with elements of a story.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.46,0:01:25.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can use Legos to make a car.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.59,0:01:26.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(children) Brrmm, brmm
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.22,0:01:28.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It has setting, characters.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.00,0:01:31.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(child) A brother.(Noelle) Brother.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.67,0:01:35.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Noelle) Each day, a different student\Nhas a turn to tell a story to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.58,0:01:37.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was a family of turtles.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.51,0:01:39.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(child) Yeah. \N(Noelle) Ah, okay.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.63,0:01:41.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So there was a family of turtles.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.93,0:01:44.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I take the story dictation\Nduring rest time.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.30,0:01:47.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a quiet time, so I\Ncall the student over.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.72,0:01:49.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(child) The shark.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.75,0:01:51.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a shark in your story? \N>>Student: Yeah.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.93,0:01:53.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Noelle) It just probably\Ntakes five or ten minutes.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.91,0:01:54.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They tell me the story.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.10,0:02:00.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(child) Then I [speaks Spanish].
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.84,0:02:02.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Noelle) And often because\Nwe're a bilingual school,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.83,0:02:05.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's really a motivator for the kids\Nwho are just learning Spanish
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.93,0:02:07.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to try to tell the story \Nin Spanish.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.68,0:02:10.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then we clean up the mats,\Nwe get in our circle,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.58,0:02:13.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then I call the student\Nup to sit next to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.23,0:02:15.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was a family of turtles.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.40,0:02:16.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I read the story aloud.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.30,0:02:19.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you want to be the baby? \N>>Student: Uh-huh.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.11,0:02:23.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Noelle) And then they are responsible\Nfor choosing who the actors are.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.69,0:02:25.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(child) Do you want \Nto be the mommy?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.61,0:02:27.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Noelle) We just go in a circle.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.19,0:02:30.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's not popularity contest,\Nbut more of just whose turn it is.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.33,0:02:33.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you want to be the sister?\N(child) [speaks Spanish]
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.10,0:02:35.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Noelle) And they put them \Nin their places,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.33,0:02:37.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then I read the story\Nfor a final time,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.33,0:02:38.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they act it out.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.38,0:02:40.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The turtle said "Hi!" to the girl.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.44,0:02:45.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(child) Hi. \NI'm not the girl, she is.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.49,0:02:51.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Noelle) Oh, so if you're a turtle,\Nthen you have to go like that.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.11,0:02:55.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the very shy kids, it gives\Nthem a structure and a platform
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.34,0:02:57.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and rules to be able to do that.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.49,0:03:00.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then the shark\Nate all the turtles.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.82,0:03:04.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For other kids, it gives them that\Nmuch-needed like
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.31,0:03:07.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"This is my turn. I've been \Nwanting this all day long!"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.03,0:03:08.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it depends on the child.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.10,0:03:14.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it is very powerful for everyone\Nto have that kind of spotlight on you.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.62,0:03:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wow, look at the shark.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.14,0:03:19.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look at the shark!