Throughout the summer, students from the AP Japanese class at South High School in Torrance, California volunteered with the Let’s Talk Story Club.
As part of their coursework, they practiced their Japanese language skills by completing Let’s Talk Story books with their grandparents (of Japanese ancestry). Here’s what the students said about their experiences:
“We were excited to learn that our grandpa played football, while our grandma was a varsity cheerleader.”
“My grandpa just kept talking and talking.”
Overall, our volunteers were truly able to “see” the cognitive benefits of the Let’s Talk Story sessions.