A) To learn more about the effects of a teratogen on prenatal development:
- Choose a teratogen from those mentioned in your textbook and browse the internet to find an article or website that expands your knowledge about this teratogen.
- Indicate the URL link address for your source.
- Identify and describe which teratogen you chose to learn more about.
- Explain what can be done to avoid exposure to this teratogen.
- Discuss any potential short-term and/or long-term effects of this teratogen on the developing organism.
B) Respond to ALL of the following questions:
- Define human language.
- Identify three strategies indicated in Chapter 6 that parents can use to facilitate language acquisition. Provide an example of each of these strategies.
- In reflecting on family environment, poverty, and language development discuss a characteristic of families that may promote language development in children.
