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can I have a lot [whispers]? yes. yes you can. Mom if I'm using this fork then whose fork's this? huh? if I'm using this fork I can't use two forks at a time. shh no that's mine Sis. Chi. then whose fork's this? turn around and sit right on the table. that's just an extra one. I'll have it. alright um... Mama? Chi how ...
you just sit there. so you got your first report card huh? yeah. I liked Heather's birthday party. they're so fun! what does birthday parties gotta do with report card? mm [grunt]. you got a good conduct mark. B. it means you're keepin' your mouth shut. wait. did she get a good thing in spelling? shh. but she doesn't s...
the next day is Thanksgiving! shh. Thursday is Thanksgiving Chi. I said the next day. yeah the day after tomorrow. Mama? what was the day before today? [music or tv can be heard in background] hm? what was the day before yesterday? was yesterday xxx gym. yesterday was... yeah. today is Wednesday. tomorrow's Thursday. n...
Baby Loves Mommy? yup. mhm. is that a doll? mhm. yeah. oh. and you know xxx greatest greatest greatest Chris Christmas present I wanted? what? a puppy and a kitten. no. we got a dog. [giggles]. and you got your pet pet rat. rat? rep uh Matilda. so I think that's enough pets in this house. no I know what I'm gonna get. ...
what? the favorite toy I wanna have is surprise surprise puppy surprise [sings]. oh [coughs] Jim this isn't too fresh is it? how many puppies on the xxx [singing]. no talking too her. 'cause this is only my tape and I only get to talk in there. mhm uhhuh. %int: high pitched; intent uncertain when does. yeah but the gro...
I'm eating... I'll show when I'm eating my xxx. no I don't want you to show me. I want you to tell me. I eat hotdogs. [thinks Mot asking what kind of meat she eats in general] no. what kind of meat is this? steak. yeah. pork chops. no. you're not eating pork shops. you're eating steak. go ahead take it. steak. can I ha...
[burps]. [giggles]. spinach. no. turkey. no. turkey yes but you're not gonna have spinach. oh! uhhuh. stuffin'. yeah. tomato sauce. yeah. you're gonna have uh manicottis. what are manicottis? the thing that Mama makes. oh rolls? %int: yelling well it looks like a roll. raviolis [yells]. ravioli is good. and what else y...
cranberry... no. Mom. Mom is there any xxx... cherry pie. no. lots of cherry pie. I mean blueberry pie. apple pie. that's right. apple pie. pie. pumpkin pie Chi. what? pum pumpkin what? pumpkin. pie. pumpkin pie. Chi get the shoe out of the way. mince meat. mince... ew. what is mince meat? and... mince meat pie. ew! an...
oh. who's comin' to visit us? Patty and Heather. yeah and who else? Auntie Mimi. no. no xxx Jimmy and Claire. and Patty and Heather. xxx to ask you quickly one second. what? [SIS whispers; unintelligible] and can't what? [whispering continues] it's not nice to whisper. it's okay xxx [whispers]. Mama [whispers]? Mama? w...
[laughs]. [laughs]. shh. I told her that www [laughs]. Sis. Sis come here. tell. I can't. all right. are you finished Chi? tell Jimmy xxx [whispers]. that hasta be cut Sis. I want that big piece. that hasta be cut. can I have this little fat [? fast] piece? you eat this first and then you can have more. I don't feel ve...
[away from table] what else would you like? I would like to have some chips after this. [yawns]. did you have any after school? alright. we had chips today but not the soup and sandwich. no soup and sandwich gets one. Mom. tomorrow is a half a day so I don't need a big snack. 'cause we don't eat snacks on half a day. o...
alright what Thanksgiving things? do you want more potatoes? yep. you're sposta ask before you take. oh. Mama may I please have some more mashed potatoes. yes. can I do it? yes. thank you. but don't forget what you take you'll eat. may I please have some more garlic bread? some more what? garlic bread. yep. garlic brea...
Sis give Chi a bite to see if she likes it. no about this small! that's small. no I want one this small. just try it. try it. it's okay. yes it is. tonight you go to bed at your regular time. tomorrow night you could [? can] stay up late. what time? eight o clock? seven o clock? no you can stay up until nine o clock. w...
but tomorrow night is um the night before Thanksgivin'. so you could [? can] stay up. oh! um. Chi. did you eat it? I tried a little xxx. oh oh oh wait a minute. I haven't tried yet. did you like it? you can have a piece. what is it called Chi? [coughs]. [one of the girls giggles] what is it called? xxx garlic bread [in...
because. because we gotta do it until we're done? no Sis no more meat until you eat those potatoes. www [squeals] I ate meat xxx the potatoes. Mama? are you finished now? no. no um I only have one more to go. [water can be heard running] uh Chi. [sighs]. I took too much! well you gotta be careful. [sighs]. you can chok...
help me help me xxx help me hurry hurry up. alright. = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/HSLLD/HV5/MT/ctrmt5.cha = = = [Home Visit 5] you know the guy who was with me? he gave it to us. hi. eat your cereal. it looks like he's xxx. what's the matter honey? he wants to sit over there with him. Mom. why? where you gonna sit? over t...
xxx on the cereal. he sneezed on my food! [laughs]. you two xxx... achoo! what? [noises] what's the matter? he sneezed in my food! he's try to avoid himself. he should've went like this! aw. I xxx do it like that like this. clear your nose. I don't do it like this! I go like this. right? yes. achoo! eat all your cereal...
thank you please. %int: sarcastically thank you please. xxx one xxx. [grunts]. told you I wouldn't be xxx. sugar! %int: screaming what? the sugar? yep the sugar. no [? look]. don't talk to me. 'cause I don't wanna talk to you xxx. [laughs]. the xxx. look at it. I'm recording. I'm recording you. why you talking like tha...
yesterday was pizza Ma. yeah. so um you gotta give us lunch for xxx it yesterday. oh really. 'cause it was pizza. xxx! well today is... yesterday wasn't pizza. today's xxx. baked chicken with barbecue sauce. potato ketchup... Mom what was yesterday's lunch? and a petite banana xxx. what was yesterday's lunch? lunch. no...
you deaf? %int: screaming don't... one time all of us went over to xxx house. listen listen. and you xxx barbecue! when I made um... and we all ate it. spare ribs! and put sauce... that's the day a liked it! %int: yelling and you ate 'em. huh? I put sauce on spare ribs and you ate 'em. 'cause it was good. now I hate it...
%add: SIS it's thirteen past seven! now hurry up. Chi don't even say nothing. he said something. mm? what? shut up. you gotta talk into. you hafta talk. we gotta get you on taped. stop [yells]. he's hitting me! Bro stop it. alright we're gonna get dressed. Chi will you say something please? so I can shut this off? [non...
they were up. you put them down like that. yeah xxx look at that! I'm dancing! [noises]. you gonna say something else about him? no. you don't wanna shut off xxx. I'm dancing! %int: shouting hurry up. I'm xxx. can I do it? no no! keep her out of here. I gotta go to get dressed. we wanna listen to it. ready? say bye. by...
okay! alright! okay. okay who's gonna say the grace? mom can I say the grace? yeah go ahead. God is grace God is good. let us thank him for our food. amen. thank you Lord for this nutritious pizza. [laughs]. I love. thanks Chi [laughing]. amen to the Lord. amen. [laughs]. okay. [laughs]. alright. who's gonna get the wa...
pizza. yeah! can we make it? I already have xxx. oh. okay. so where is it? is it in... oh! is this it? yeah. Sis go wash out the plates please. Mommy! just rinse them out. Mommy! what? Mommy! [lots of noise, like pots and pans and someone coughing] huh? okay xxx. after the dinner can we have dessert? %int: yelling what...
[laughs]. xxx yet? no [laughs]. Ma. Ma can we have xxx... go wash your hands. huh? go wash your hands. okay Mommy! Sis and xxx! let's go wash our hands! okeydoke. come on Sis let's go wash our hands! okay. come on! %int: whining let's go wash our hands! %int: whining okay. xxx wash our hands. [has left the table] [laug...
[turns water off] xxx you're gonna read your poem to use after you finish eating? xxx matter. yeah. I can be on America's Most Funniest Home Videos. here it is! dear Mom. xxx just began. we love our food. has just begun. thank you for this nutritious food. xxx [low voice]! [laughs]. can I eat this with xxx? which is ki...
she needs a xxx. Mommy this pizza good! okay great. yum. but I said the gross already. huh? I said the grace already. xxx my mouth was full. that's why I'm talking. well don't talk with your mouth full of food. xxx this is gonna stupid www [laughs]. Sis guess what? what? tomorrow we're going over Auntie xxx house [sing...
Sis got a c! well just one. no she got another one! she got two c pluses! I saw it! no! she only had one! one. I know but the c is bad. mind your own business. well she well she had a c plus. so that was very close to being a b. [noises] why? hm? Mommy have you had seafood? see food ah! [opens mouth] whose turn is it t...
I don't know Chi. and stop talking with food in your mouth! [laughs]. no I'm full. I don't want no more. you don't want any more? no. okay. take your plate off the table. okay? and wipe this xxx. Mommy this pizza is good. did you do uh... you have any homework? no [laughs]. mom my teacher didn't give me any homework to...
[yelling] [laughs]. think about it. you aren't sposta xxx. xxx packaged food. Chi what did you do in school today? well. %int: singing xxx to the beat. I didn't work. uhhuh. and my teacher said I was good in reading. excellent. alright Chi. the xxx is a mess that keeps the world xxx the only one we got. and then xxx. s...
flour and whipped cream. mhm. xxx big book to read! it's a big book? yes. and xxx. [mouth full] a xxx. and um um um... what you call it? and um... could you put that mustard in the refrigerator. wishes. we're writing our wishes xxx. uhhuh. xxx book. screw the top on that please. okay xxx. Mom! what does this say? Oxfor...
yep that's all you got. that's all you got. with Mr Stetson. oh yeah. Mr Stetson was a nice teacher. Mr Stepson? he was the guy teacher. Mommy I'm through. the one with the pet canary that he brought into school and it flew all over the room. oh right. oh yeah that's right. [laughs]. don't hit me! I'm not playing with ...
just the regular stuff. www! repeats word eat? like what? social studies [laughing]. [Chi still making noise, I'm still not sure just what she's saying] math. what did you get on that math exam you had? I think I got a ninety five. [yells] ninety five. oh that's good. open your legs. open your legs! so Chi. you! [giggl...
Sis why do you wanna go Chuck E Cheese for your birthday? you're xxx twelve years old. yeah that's only for eight years old! that's how... stop screaming Chi. yeah but Mommy it's fun! I know but it's only for eight year olds or nine year olds or... be quiet. remember xxx. nine year olds or ten year olds. kid can be a k...
okay! with this stuff xxx. [there is a rustling noise, possibly Mot opening a package] give me the eggs. okay. [laughs]. [laughs]. bring the milk. huh? you want you want milk with your supper? yes! %int: yelling well get the milk. I never get the milk [singsong]. [coughs]. [coughs]. now what are we gonna do? huh? now w...
huh? five minutes. five minutes what? we gotta go. yeah I know I keep touching bullshit. alright say goodbye. bye! = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/HSLLD/HV5/MT/guymt5.cha = = = = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/HSLLD/HV5/MT/allmt5.cha = = = = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/HSLLD/HV5/MT/zanmt5.cha = = = = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/HSLLD/HV5/MT/r...
yeah however you wanna do it. if you wanna try writing it or ask your mom help or. how do you spell dear? www [sneezes] there you go excuse me. capital xxx. okay. e. yeah. a. r. yeah. okay would you like to skip a space. dear. dear Santa. yeah capital s. a. dear Santa. San. n? yep. Sant'. %int: emphasis on the t San...
you could say anything you want. I would like... down on the bottom right here capital i. dear Santa. can I... can I have. dear Santa can I have. how do you spell Crossfire? [laughs]. [laughs]. well let's try sounding out. cross. I'll just leave it like this. no that's cheating. well he can do it that was if he wants....
f. yeah. i. yeah. r. yeah. e! um xxx. dear Santa can I have Crossfire good. hm. and xxx Crossfire and what? um xxx. and can you. oops xxx. mhm. can you. y o u. can you. how do you spell get? get? g. xxx can you get. can you get. [laughs] xxx. can you get for me. that's my honey. uhoh. you want xxx. over there you wr...
get me. my. can you get my. thank you. know what I needta get some. what do you needta get? excuse me. what's Crossfire. game. Crossfire's a game. I figured it's like a video game or xxx. no it's like a game board um it's like a game board or has two little dart like things attached to it. oh okay. and you shoot p...
this cross this xxx. [lots of noise in the background] xxx sign your name now. put a question mark. xxx I'm done. do you wanna read it? yeah. you wanna read the finished product to us? what? you want to read it? do you wanna read this xxx. list. dear Santa. can I have Crossfire. and can you get me a truck for me. lo...
neat. = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/HSLLD/HV5/LW/jamlw5.cha = = = [Home Visit 4] well now we needta give you a pencil of sorts so that you and your mom or actually Chi you... [at first Chi chooses to sit at the table, but Mot points to the couch and Chi returns to sit next to her.] can I use my fluorescent pencil? %add: ...
you don't hafta. [laughs]. no in fact we are even taking it. so how's that you send it to us. [laughs]. mm [laughs]. no? %int: loudly [laughs]. well unfortunately that's kind of how it goes. so you can write to whomever you want. in fluorescent! great! I like that color. that's good. %int: softly dEp. why does i...
mm right. well do you wanna write it to somebody? personal? hm. who do you wanna write it to? %int: softly don't know! [giggles]. oh. you can write it to Grandma. Ma! %int: whiny I wanna write xxx [giggles]. write it to Daddy. mm. mm. uh. Jonathan? how do you spell Jonathan? Daddy. [giggles]. okay. hm. [talking to INV2...
ow Ma. what? don't touch my bump. you gotta bump on your head? it's a bruise. it's bigger. from what? eh now my arm's starting to hurt again. oh all these problems! %int: mock despair [laughs]. [laughs]. I believe that we can get started here? I'm not xxx. that's okay. I wanna go in my room. you wanna write it in your...
Ma you write it. no that wasn't the suggestion. no no no no no no. dear Daddy how are you how was work? no! %int: whining I'm not writing anything. why not? 'cause don't wanna. yes you do. no I don't. why not? %int: softly 'cause. I don't wanna write anything. 'cause isn't a reason. 'cause I don't like to write that x...
you could write something to the turtle. you could write to the turtle and ask him a joke or you know. yeah. I mean... he could never read it [giggles]. this is not like a school paper or test or anything. right doesn't matter how it looks. this is like you know hey the world has turned upside down. it's whateve...
the color of the beak? the little piece above the beak? where the nose is is blue. blue is [means] they're a girl. oh wow. I didn't ever know that. %int: softly I had no idea! the person at the pet store was like how do tell what you're xxx. that's the only way you can tell. mm. the coloring. xxx Larress? [laughs]...
well write that. no! I don't wanna! %int: whiny I don't wanna write anything. how about just writing something like what your name is. [sounds like Chi is writing or drawing with the pencil] oh no [refers to the pencil which is dull]. [laughing]. did it [the pencil] work? [laughing]. I got a pencil. [laughing]. I'l...
anything? %add: MOT it's too old. it's like ten years old. oh really [laughing]? it's working hard [laughs]. wow. it is working hard. but sometimes its gets its times off. when I'm done I'll ask you the question. okay. and then I'll put it on the other side upside down. that's what they do with cards. question car...
now favorite. well you know it starts with an f right? mhm fa. Ma! go ahead! favorite. whoosh. xxx work on it xxx. if it doesn't work you can cross it out an' start it again. 'kay. %int: whispered hafta get you a dictionary an' words you don't know you can look them up yourself. [laughs]. [laughs]. Ma you're really a...
okay. %int: whispered 'kay? %int: softly %add: Chi you write an answer. I know! 'cause that's what they do. it's upside down! just turn the paper upside down. okay. %int: whispered oop. you okay? okay what is the vampire's favorite candy? do you have any idea? mm. could have something with blood wouldn't it? let's s...
oh! oh! [laughing]. that's a good one! the lollipops that were called suckers? right. right right right. you sucker! very good! on some of those you're like xxx! [laughs]. can't believe I couldn't think of that! we knew it! that's a very good one! well thank you for writing that joke. now I can go share that...
what? I think that actually you're the only one that actually needs a pencil. joy. %int: low and exaggerated joy joy. joy joy. [laughs]. joyful noise! %int: sung anyways what we'd like you to do is to write a letter to anyone in the whole wide world. um one thing though is that we actually keep the letter. [someon...
[laughs]. why don't you put the book in front of you sweetie? but how do you spell it? a. a c l. capital. now what? c l a. c l a u s. mhm. do you have an eraser? can I borrow someone's... I have an eraser. yup. oh in fact actually I have an eraser that's much more fun than the usual eraser. for you. why EsAm? xxx e...
here you go! %add: INV1 y you can have it. it's yours. cool. mhm. Santa Claus. what else? comma. comma! I xxx. what did you wanna say to him? I. %int: loudly with rising intonation indent. never. never indent. %int: playful sing-song would. like to thank you. like. [writing quickly] a. tsk xxx were gonna thank him. ...
[Chi stops and is about to tear the sheet off and start again] no don't start again. it's okay. just keep doing it. doesn't matter. go ahead. CD player. just like... Mom's. period. please please... %int: progressively softer please. %int: very soft that's enough of the please. well I guess I know what's on her mind....
is the I think because if he gets it to you you'll love him? [laughs]. [everyone else laughs] maybe. okay. that's super. xxx erase it. [Chi starts to erase Love] erase what? what are you going to erase? what are you going to erase the love part? it's a nice letter. [loud intake of breath]. joy. [erases love and ...
all set? oh. bravo! [Chi has replaced Love with From] bravo! great super! = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/HSLLD/HV5/LW/inalw5.cha = = = [Home Visit 4] what do I write? I don't know. ask Inv. that's not funny. [laughs]. I think he said you can write a letter to anyone that you want. mhm. [writes] can I look over your shoul...
you're making a fancy line on the y? [laughs]. I just forget to make a xxx. you don't hafta. it still looks like a y. that is a very fancy y though. do you needta put in any more periods or commas? hm? xxx do you remember? where do you need to break up... yeah. think about it. look at the whole thing. you needta break ...
I think you spelled it wrong but you did wonderfully creative writing. creative spelling. is that what you call it in school? mhm. okay. yeah. you did very good. great. = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/HSLLD/HV5/LW/bralw5.cha = = = [Home Visit 4] you gonna share your story with me? your letter so I'll know and maybe I can add...
why don't you read it to us? the whole thing. hi Bat man. can you please send me a bat rope a bat belt and a Batmobile. thank you from Chi [full name]. and he's learning cursive. %add: INV he's just learning and wrote his name in... %add: INV this is is it all cursive? %add: MOT um Chi xxx this in cursive? %add: MOT no...
that's great! you did wonderful. that's good. yeah! = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/HSLLD/HV5/LW/astlw5.cha = = = [Home Visit 4] alright we have just one more thing to do. and that's it. uhhuh. [Chi and Bro playing in background] and that is to write a letter. and you can write to anybody you want. write a letter? right...
go to the table. [context notes - task not understood as project for both PC and TC. Also Bro was getting fussy and wanted attention.] take the time. print the letters. xxx I wanna be able to read it! okay. let's read that xxx. %add: BRO come on see that. [reading VHC to Bro] you wanna do this? %add: EXP [VHC] xxx the...
d. d e a r. d e a r. you wanna have your mom help you? [nice try] [shakes head]. why not? I can do it! okay. [lots of noise around such as screaming children and a car horn honking outside; Mot on Saturday in VHC] oops. I did it a... I did it wrong again [growls]. I'll just do it over. [MOT talking to Bro about sto...
something xxx. you know that? [noise] mhm. %add: BRO look Mom. [other children playing somewhere] this is a long story. %add: not Chi Mommy. yeah. I hafta make xxx old xxx. [talking with Bro] oh. but I don't know how to spell everybody. [talking with Bro about VHC] see? I hafta erase these [incorrect attempts at everyb...
not dear Chi it's from Chi. oh. what you want? %add: BRO [conversation with Bro] alright. Mommy! yes xxx... don't read these! 'cause I don't want you to read them. [tape cut off] = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/HSLLD/HV5/LW/acelw5.cha = = = [Home Visit 4] the last thing is to write a short letter to anybody you wanna write...
[writing] %int: softly k k. k k. what do you wanna say first? what do you wanna say? %int: very quietly hm? what do you wanna say? she knows everything about me. I know everything about her. no you don't. what do I do now? tell her what's happening now since she has been gone. but she hasn't spoken to you. ask her what...
you wanna ask her you wanna ask her if she's coming home for the summer? oh I already know so. is she coming home? yes. [nods head] well she may not. she may be getting a job in L A. what do you mean? she'll be working in Los Angeles this summer. I think Mom said that um she's coming home. 'cause when she called me... ...
right here xxx. at the end of the sentence xxx. good. alright can you read it back to us? mm how come? %int: whiny [hides behind book] %int: quietly go ahead read it. do I have to? yes. it will only take a second. hm. yes it will. go ahead. [whines]. dear Danikka how are you? do you like having Tanya out in school wi...
oh can I write another letter? to who? [laughs]. to my brother? sure I suppose so. if you wanna. it's up to you. you wanna write? mhm. okay. 'cause I didn't write to him. I never even wrote to him before. are you gonna take this [letter to sister]? %add: EXPs just leave it on there. [Chi is getting a new sheet of p...
two l-s and a y. lly. fine a... [writing] [talks with someone in the background] aren't you glad... oh okay. is this a new word? this is the end of a sentence. so this should be... nuhhuh I finally wrote to you aren't you glad. that's to... okay xxx put a comma there. %int: quietly that's not spelled correctly. [points...
[points to paper] punctuation mark. right here. what's that? a question mark? mhm. but I'm not finished. yes you are. you're finished with that sentence. hm. yes you are. hm. you are. [takes pen and points with it] I wrote to you. yeah I finally wrote to you aren't you glad. aren't you glad I wrote you? aren't you glad...
for the uh floor. okay. hm. [looks around thinking] love Chi? yeah. [nods] where should I put it. xxx right here? mhm. [someone whistles in the background] should I xxx right in here? no. you can do it afterward. where? you taking this sample of the writing? %add: EXP [there is a lenghty discussion about xeroxing the...
yeah. %add: BRO xxx xxx. and you could write with you wanna write with a marker or you wanna write with a pen? or a pencil. I wanna write with a marker. you wanna write with a magic marker? okay you know what I'm going to do if your going to write with a magic... those magic markers. oh one of these? yeah I wanna use x...
[Chi drawing lines not letters?] okay you'll see you'll see. hm. no you don't. hm? %add: BRO see? trace over. okay now do a letter now. [BRO talking and calling for Mot] write what? dear Santa Claus. how do you write? dear Santa Claus. I don't know how to write dear. Mommy! %int: screaming sound it out the way you woul...
Santa. [MOT writes this for Chi] Santa. bring me lots of toys for Christmas. write that down there. yeah write whatever you want Chi. [BRO talking in intervening time] %add: BRO good. write a letter to Santa Claus Chi. Chi is fascinated with them [the markers]. %add: EXP he likes the markers www [laughs]. markers. Momm...
Chi is gonna write something. %add: BRO p down? p. up? yeah. [Chi crosses out b and writes uppercase p] mhm. p l. l. e. e? yep. like this? yeah like that e. e. a. a. yeah Chi's going to send the letter to Santa Claus xxx. %add: BRO what else? s. s? mhm. like this? [traces the letter in the air] yep. like that? what els...
e like that? yep. we could maybe give him [Bro] a piece of paper if he wanted to just draw on it. just a sec'. sorry Chi. %add: BRO [EXP gives Bro paper to keep him quiet, nice try] please need a different color send. s. s right here? go ahead. do xxx s. I wanna put it down. alright xxx. there that's why I fold it [the...
mhm. n. end. letter n. d. [Fleetwood Mac in the background on tv yes, it is right around Election Day 1992!] d. like this. little d. please send me. m e. yeah m e. m? m. m right here? [refers to the line under send instead of next to send] yeah you can put it there. m. m? [BRO yelling] no m. [MOT crosses out Chi's effo...
s right here? make an s here. s. o. m. m. e. e like that? yeah e. please send me some toys. t. t? mhm. like that? no t Chi t. t like that. like this? [Chi make capital t] mhm. and one right there? mhm. o. o. xxx Bro. %add: BRO y. www [sniffles] y? mhm. y. y.
where's the y? y like this. [traces y with her finger on paper] like that. [points to letter chart on notepad] like what? y like that. [points to the letter chart] practice one. he has difficulty recognizing his letters xxx. %add: EXP that it? s and an s. what xxx Bro? %add: BRO s like this? s. what is this? what's tha...
[BRO talks on while Chi writes; he's underlining rather than signing the letter] okay. okay [whispered]. oh they erase the lines huh? uhuh it tu... let me see. turned it yellow. [for example, the bottom part of the y in toys is obscured by Chi's underlining] oh it's really nice. well do you wanna sign it? sign your nam...
wait I wanna write. okay. xxx take pictures of xxx. Chi c. [Chi starting to write part of last name] ah smart. m. c m. write c m? there. oh. I like the one magic [marker?]. great. well good job young man. = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/HSLLD/HV5/LW/ethlw7.cha = = = [Home Visit 7] dear Eric Carle. my mother and I have loved ...
hm? [mutters] [more quiet, unintelligeable talking between Mot and Chi] I get one of 'em right. %int: laughing great. here xxx. do me a big favor and read that? sure just a second? [laughs]. dear... [whispers]. go ahead xxx. dear Eric Carle. my mother and I have loved your books. A Home For A h Hermit Crab and all your...
= = = childes/CHILDES_NA/HSLLD/HV5/LW/ethlw5.cha = = = [Home Visit 5] okay. [chose ball-point pen, writes left-handed] let's see. dear great pumpkin. why don't you write to somebody real. [far from tape] great pumpkin is real! [buries head in arms, an oh no gesture] okay. of what? a Kit Kat bar? %int: sings the Kit Kat...
[coughs]. pretty tricky. how'd you sign it? um signed Linus Van Pelt [laughs]. um for one of the homework assignments. you're sposta write a letter to the great pumpkin. I wrote my name. and spelled my name. I wrote Linus Van Pelt. did you teacher figure out whose it was? uhhuh. = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/HSLLD/HV5/LW/...
well you need the pen open. you wanna use your pen? not if it ruins xxx pen. which this one did. runs in um... okay. we're gonna start okay? what are we gonna write? dear... [watches over Chi's shoulder and gives prompts] [sighs]. e... a... r [sighs]. good! Dad. okay do you wanna sit over here? no I know how to do it. ...
right there. okay? t. h. a. easy easy. not so hard. I'm not doing it! %int: annoyed it's the line in the table! n. k. you know how to spell you. don't you? you're making fancy letters? [Chi made y sort of like a cursive y] [breathing intensely] do you wanna write anything else? for... do you wanna write anything else? ...
e. is that all you wanna write? yeah. do you wanna write love Chi? I do. good! very good! wait. my finger hurts. sorry. very good job though. think you'll live? should we call an ambulance? [laughs]. um do you know the name for um... the thing? you know the tape that goes around in circles? those band aids. you know ...
no way. [laughs]. [laughs]. you're pretty clever huh? okay. alright. excellent. = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/HSLLD/HV5/LW/catlw5.cha = = = [Home Visit 5; Chi sits on a chair using the book as a hard surface to write the letter on. Mot bends down to hear Chi] now how about a letter? feel like writing a letter to some...
%int: out of breath Mommy. help me with the sentences. hi. how should I begin? who do you wanna write to? Dad. alright. I'll help you spell. okay. what should I start out with? oh yeah. how do you spell love? l o v e. %int: very soft that's a good y. u. spell that out? [MOT may say something here but it is not heard] c...
when you need them they don't show up. um well Chi maybe you could try finishing it right here right now or we can get ready for that picture. that'll probably be easier. %add: EXP [talking about the landlord] %add: MOT [talking about the landlord] [tape is turned off] = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/HSLLD/HV5/LW/aimlw5.cha ...
[probably a signal that Chi is finished] wanna read it to us? my mom is good. [microphone is moved closer when Chi starts reading] my dad is good. my brother is good. alright great. is that okay? sure thanks. = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/HSLLD/HV5/LW/mellw5.cha = = = [Home Visit 4] now the next to last thing we have you t...
uh Michael is her husband's name. you can write Mike. Mat. one t. [MOT points to the papaer and Chi erases] yep yep yep. well actually she spells it with just one but that's okay most people spell it with two. xxx is different. yes like your xxx. Jesse. xxx how you spell Jesse. different than Jessica spells it because ...
just take it slow. oh well you did such a nice job writing it. I'm xxx. how about if we both read it? [laughs]. you don't wanna read it with me. dear Marie how are you and Mike and Mat and Jesse I am doing fine love Chi and Brian Mama. oh. that's a nice letter. great job! = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/HSLLD/HV5/LW/terlw5.c...
she's my friend. today's date. yes. I don't like Julie. [may be Sis talking] shh be nice. the vincey wincey leprechaun. are you a little sticky? that how you spell date? yes very good. the wincey wincey... comma? nope. [laughs]. col colon. I'm looking up the um I'm looking. [EXP asks Sis to read book quietly so as not ...
[laughs]. today's date. what's today's date? hm. didn't you write that in school today? hm yeah. okay write it down. March. mhm. don't write too big now. you gotta fit all the date on one line. date. March what? is it the twelfth thirteen fourteen what? twelfth! okay. twelfth nineteen ninety three. [writes as talks] mh...
Julie. to Julie. %int: whispers or you could write hi Julie. whatever you like. [aft Chi writes] okay comma. I'm gettin' hungry. %int: whispers next sentence. indent. [points to place where sentence begins after indentation] oh indent. %int: poking fun at self listen to me. like I'm talking to her. %int: laughs I'm hun...
how do you stop this? [recorder is turned off for a while and then reactivated] hi Julie I miss you. I can't see it Mom! [can't find food] go ahead Chi whatever you want honey. [MOT talks to Sis about finding a snack to eat; Chi writes independently] back. %int: whispered, sounding out [still taking care of food for Si...