David’s empathy for his sister drives him to seek help in learning a new skill: “I want to make something for my sister. She likes it when things have a heart. But I don’t know how.”
Teacher Paola, seeing an opportunity to engage David in communication, tells him: “Let’s go ask someone. Maybe somebody at the communication center knows how to make one.”
They tell the children at the communication center the dilemma.
Sarah: <to David> “Carla knows how to make hearts.”
David: <to Carla> “Can you help?”
Carla: “Yes. You need to make two little bumps on the top and a triangle at the bottom. And then color it in… keep the lines inside the heart. Now you.” <She hands David the marker.>
David: “Okay.” <The girls look on as he draws a heart.>
Carla: “You can make a heart out of anything!”
He returns to the mini studio ready to complete his sister’s card.
David: “I can do it!”
Sarah hears this statement and comes over to see him do it. She was the connector for David and was eager to see him use his new skill but respectful not to distract him from the task at hand.
David: “I didn’t know how but now I know how to make a heart. I hope she loves it.”
David’s card for his sister Hayley.
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