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Record notes briefly during lab, but your final paper should be written after lab, following the questions/prompts below. Answer each question and number your answers. Each answer should be at least a full paragraph long with adequate explanation. This lab is designed to be completed in the toddler room at the CDC. Currently, the students in that classroom are mostly around 2-2.5 years old.
1. Children who are the age of those in the toddler classroom are often going through a phase of wanting to assert their autonomy. As you interact with the toddlers in the classroom, watch for behaviors that seem to demonstrate this. Describe at least one specific instance of a toddler who seems to be asserting their independence and autonomy. If you do not observe any, ask the teachers in the classroom for an example they may have seen and describe that event.
2. Look around the classroom at various children. What emotions do the children seem to be displaying during the time that you observe them? Do they display any signs of self- conscious/secondary emotions? Provide at least one specific example of a child displaying a self-conscious or secondary emotion. What seemed to be the cause of that emotion? If you do not observe any self-conscious emotions naturally, try complimenting or praising a child for something they do or make and take note of their response.
3. Interview a toddler- Spend some time building rapport with a child from the toddler classroom before you start asking them questions. As you talk to them, think about how much (what percentage) of their speech you're understanding without them having to repeat it or another adult interpreting for you. Below are some examples of questions you could ask them, but you can ask different questions based on the activity you're doing, the child's age or developmental level, and their ability to respond. Include the questions you asked and their responses in your typed up assignment (but be sure to remove info that might be identifying, such as parents' or other children's names).
- Show them a toy and ask, what do you do with this? (or) What is this for? (e.g., a pretend hairbrush or cup)
- How old are you?
- What is your favorite color?
- Can you sing me a song?
- What makes you happy?
4. From your interview with the child, answer the following questions:
a. What percentage of the child's speech were you able to clearly understand (intelligibility level) without asking again? Were they using full sentences when speaking to you?
b. Were they using single words, telegraphic speech, or putting together full subject-verb-object sentences (or longer)? Give examples.