The books that I checked out from the library all seem to be backed by credible organizations. My First Signs book is published in association with The American Society for Deaf Children and also Child’s Play (International) Ltd. The Sign Language Kit was produced by two college professors and their studies have been backed by the National Health Institute. Finally, I also checked out Sign With Your Baby which was written by Garcia who is the founder of baby sign language.
The studies that I found all contained extensive bibliographies and were published in respected journals such as Child Development and Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. Each study clearly explained its participants, procedures, and findings.
The information I gathered from the Internet came from parenting websites such as Expectant Mothers and Babycenter. After reading the “about us” section on each website I found that each is backed by a reputable publishing company. I felt confident about the information I gathered at each site. I am always weary about getting information from the Internet. I always tell my students to look at the author or publisher of the website. Another good rule is that if they can find the same information on three different websites it is usually a valuable piece of information.
Evaluating information is clearly laid out in the Organize it step of the DIALOGUE model. Lamb’s “Wiggling” step also clearly encourages the researcher to evaluate the resources. In other models such as the BIG6, FLIP IT, and I-Search the evaluation stage is combined with the searching and gathering process. I think it is important for everyone to really take the time to evaluate their resources. Especially since many students just want to write down anything they find on the Internet.
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