Intellectual Development of Toddlers Test on Thursday!!!

How Toddlers Learn According to Piaget Children learn by discovering new ways to solve problems. Beginning of thought occurs from 18 to 24 months

Should a caregiver do everything for a toddler, such as dressing him or her, because it saves time?

Answer the following questions: Why should a child care director stay up to date on recalls? Review for Test tomorrow? 5465146545321654684 NO PHONES RED CARD

QUESTIONS?? What items should a teacher buy first How does available space affect toy & equipment selection? What is maintenance an important factor in choosing equipment? List the 13 selection criteria. Why should violent toys be avoided? What are multicultural toys? At what age can most children comfortably operate simple computer programs? What four components contribute to playground safety? Name three materials that are acceptable playground surfacing materials. Why do you need adequate space for a playground?

Discovering New Ways to Solve Problems From 12-18 months, children are busy exploring Piaget called them “little scientist” Active Explores and Experimenters Curious about EVERYTHING!

Working Towards a Goal Toddlers can begin to solve common problems Open Doors Feed themselves Dress themselves

Beginning of Thought Around 18 to 24 months, toddlers think about what they do before they do it! For example, a two-year-old will discover in thought that a large object will not fit though a small opening in a container

Thinking and Imitation Deferred Imitation – The ability to recall an observed behavior and later imitate. Used in: Pretend Play Language

Thinking and Goals Shows in reaching goals What goals would toddlers have? Reach a toy on a high shelf Learn how a toy works

Thinking and Shape, Size, Color and Texture Toddlers continue to use their sense to learn about their world. Red Ball Big Dog Smooth Shirt

How would a toddler describe the following objects?

Thinking and Object Exploration Toddlers also learn more about what will happen as they handle objects. Throwing Rolling Shaking Moving Objects

Thinking and Language Learning Language Associate the word with the person or object to which it refers Milk is a certain liquid, but different than water or juice Children must recall the word and its meaning when they hear the word or want to say it.

Balloon

Cookie

Shoe

Teddy Bear

Language Abilities Begins with PARENTESE When parents speak in a high-pitched style!

Learning Spoken Language Age 1 to 3 = Develops at a faster rate than at any other time in a person’s life

Learning to Articulate – (making the sounds of language) Children who cannot make one sound will substitute another. For example: D for th (dat for that) “per-slip” for “slipper” “seepy” for “sleepy” A few children articulate most sounds correctly from the beginning

Learning Meanings: A Major Brain Development Activity Wiring for language is very active in the toddler years How many words a child understands is related to how much a parents and other caregivers talk to him/her. Parents/Caregivers who use complex sentences have children who use them, too.

Meanings of Words Cows may be called “moo” Stove may be called “hot”

Vocabulary Most children’s vocab grow slowly until 18 months to two years of age. The fastest growth occurs around 30 months of age.

Single-Words First Words are usually nouns For toddlers, actions verbs may include hi, bye-bye, run, fly Next a child learns descriptive words (adjectives and adverbs) such as big, hot, pretty, loud and fast.

Two or More Words After 19 months = 2-3 word sentences “All Gone”… becomes “Milk is gone.” “Fly Bird”… becomes “Bird is flying.”

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