1 .		Observe a group of babies of any age in child care. Write down every example of infant communication that you observe. Include vocalizations, pointing, body language, crying, or any other method a baby uses to send a message. In the essay box provided here, write a report on your observations, guided by the following questions: Which gestures did babies use to communicate? Describe vocalizations that you observed. Did babies babble? Did this appear to be communication or play with sound? What was the most effective method of communication you observed?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.
2 .		Observe a group of babies in child care. Take notes on all instances of crying. In the essay box provided here, write a report on what you observe, guided by the following questions: Which types of cries did you observe? Could you distinguish urgent cries from nonurgent ones? Could you tell precisely what babies were expressing in their cries? What did adults do when babies cried? Did they respond quickly? Did they treat crying as communication? What did the other babies do when one would cry?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.
3 .		Observe a toddler between 18 months and 2 years who is growing up in a bilingual home. Write down every utterance he or she makes within a 10-minute period. In the essay box provided here, write an analysis of your observations, guided by these questions: Which words did the toddler use? Are the words in one language or both? Which language did the baby appear to favor? Which types of words (i.e., object names or social expressions) did the toddler use most? Did the toddler construct two-word sentences? What ideas were expressed? Describe any telegraphic speech you heard, based on ideas from the chapter. Did you hear any language switching?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.
4 .		Visit a child care center or home-based intervention program that serves children with special needs. Select a typically developing baby and one with a challenging condition (e.g., visual impairment or mental retardation). Observe each child for 20 minutes and, in the essay box provided here, write a report contrasting their interactions in the classroom, based on the following questions: How were communications of the two children alike? How were they different? Did both children use a variety of words? Did both construct two-word sentences? Contrast the two children's abilities to communicate. Could both effectively convey messages? What can you conclude about the influence of the challenging condition on communication?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.