1.In the video, a child named Leah hits the drum with one hand to initiate a conversation with her teacher. In return, the teacher responds by hitting the drum, which encourage a back forth engagement. Whenever the teacher responds to Leah by hitting the drum, Leah adjusts her sitting position and hand movements to show anticipation to subsequently engage. Leah looks at her teacher almost every time after she finishes her turn, and you can tell that she expects her teacher will respond to her. As the teacher alters the rhythm of the drum so does Leah to reflect the depth of the previous beat. Throughout the play, Leah is able to use a drum to maintain a conversation with her teacher. The teacher not only mimics Lean’s body movements, but also keeps eye contact with her. Later, the teacher tries to challenge Leah to use her feet again, but she stops when she observes Leah choosing to use her single hand. Suddenly …show more content…
In addition, teachers’ responsive interaction styles will help children build positive and emotionally secure relationships with adults. This further allows the baby to explore the environment and develop self-confidence, trust and independence. According to Social Emotional Development within the Context of Relationships (2018), it states that Infants’ and toddlers’ active participation in their own development is important to their mental health, and communication of emotions establishes the learning pathways in the brain that lead to other learning. During play, When Leah fails to use her feet to tap the drum she goes back to using her hands. The teacher respects Leah’s current strength, and she follows her using both hands. The teacher also shows respect by changing her sitting position for a more effective