Two Year Old Development
TWO YEAR OLD DEVELOPMENT
Cognitive Development in the 2 Year Old
A.Language Comprehension--the ______language skills begin. This is more advanced than ______, because children can understand before they can speak themselves
1.Identify ______
2.Comprehend pronouns: ______
3.By 30 months, they can follow two-
step commands
4.Can answer 44 where questions
5.Understand size and space concepts,
such as______
B.Expressive Language Skills
1.Ability to produce language increases greatly
2.Begins with simple sentences by two years of age
a. develop language by feeding in, expanding, labeling
recasting, and echoing
b.Vocab is ______words
3.Children don't always understand the
words theyuse; ______develop language skills faster than ______
- Instead of grammar, children use the
tone of their voice to form questions
5.At 27-30 months, children begin to
use prepositions and modifiers
6.At 31-34 months, children begin to
add ed to verbs and use helping verbs
C.Math Concepts
1.Math concepts such as size, shapes,
forms and colors develop
THREE YEAR OLD DEVELOPMENT
Cognitive Development in the Three Year Old
A.Able to solve simple problems
B.Cannot think logically and are still egocentric
C.______concepts and cause and effect concepts can be confused
D.Language comprehension skills
1.Can remember and follow three-part
instructions
2.Pronouns: ______
3.Understand who, whose, why, how
and answer these questions
4.______concepts
become clearer
E.Expressive language skills
1.______word vocabulary
2.______word sentences and use conjunctions
3.Can use past and present, but may use mangled words—for example:
I ”runned”
4.Understand possessive nouns—for example: ______
5.Understand negatives, but often misuse them
6.Use ______questions
7.Frequently ______to
themselves
F.Math readiness skills
1.Can understand full, more, less, smaller, empty
2.Constantly ______objects and understand largest
3.Counting skills begin
4.Can actually count to ______while pointing to objects and can
rote count higher
Social-Emotional Development in the 2 Year Old
A.Demonstrate ______, but do
not play cooperatively with each other
B.Act out ______experiences as they
play
C.Possessive--does not like to share
D.Very ______in responses
E.Affectionate and enjoy ______and participating
F.Tend to get frustrated and angry--______are common
G.______are common
H.Need love, caring and ______so they learn they can depend on the people that care for them
Social-Emotional Development in the 3 Year Old
A.Begin to grow out of the tantrums and contrariness of the terrible two’s
B.More cooperative and agreeable; eager to help others, especially to adults
C.Adjust to new people beter
D.Begin ______play
E.Not as possessive as two year olds, but do better with 1or 2 other children
F.Learn ______roles--know physical characteristics/roles of each sex
G.Strong, visible emotions, but learn there are appropriate ways to express
them. Because they want to please, they begin to control actions caused
by these feelings.
H.They have improved coordination and language skills, so they are not as
easily ______.
I.When they are angry, they may direct anger at ______
J.3 year olds are beginning to develop a ______--the way the
see themselves. They enjoy telling others about themselves
K.Not as fearful of objects they know, but are frightened by ______
dangers
L.______and seek affection