Building Research Competencies wk2

This class is going to stretch me to learn about research.  I will learn about the steps that are taken to conduct quality research and the way to tell the difference between types of sources and different kinds of methodology when it comes to research.  I am excited to learn more because I know I will be a better resource for the families I work with if I knowledgeable about current, accurate research results.

As I continue with my journey to get this degree, I realize that I have a lot to learn.  Part of this course is to create my own research simulation about a topic of my choice.  In week one I expressed an interest in learning more about a parents interaction with infants and how that effects language development in those children.  I realize that this topic is too broad and in order to focus the topic more, I am choosing to focus specifically on the impact of prompting on a child's language development. I am not sure if this topic is suitable for research but it seems like it may be.

The reason I chose this topic was because it has always interested me how some two-year-olds talk a mile a minute, and others look at you like they have no idea what you are saying.  Is it natural for all children to begin to talk at different times?  Is it simply a result of their environment?  I have three children and they all spoke at about the same time.  By 9 months they were using one word at a time and by two they were little chatterboxes!  I always wonder if they would have talked at a different time if they did not grow up in my home.  I did prompt them a lot to speak and after a little while, I no longer accepted pointing or grunting :)

Please let me know what you all think.  I am really interested to hear from you as other professionals who work with children every day.  Thank you!