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Stages of Child Development : –Prenatal; and –Birth to Three Years

You might have heard children of this age saying, “No”, or "I can do it!" or
"Let me do it." This shows that the toddler is utilising language as a tool to
show independence. Notes

Toddlers listen to everything said to them and often understand more than adults
think they do. They are sensitive to the way someone speaks to them. When
toddlers learn to communicate well with words, it becomes easier for them to
get help when they need.

Let us study some of the milestones of language development.

1 - 2 Years 2 - 3 Years
• Use many different consonant • Have a word for almost everything
sounds
• Use two- or three-word phrases to
• Point to and name specific talk about and ask for things
objects they want
• Speak in a way that is understood
• Follow simple commands like, by family members and friends
"Roll the ball" and understand
simple questions like, "Where’s • Name objects to ask for them or
your shoe?" to direct attention to them

• Use one- or two-word • Answer routine questions like,
combinations like, "more "What is that?", or "What is your
cookie" or "no juice" name?", or "How old are you?"
• Know a few parts of the body • Follow directions having no more
and can point to them when than two steps, such as, "Find
asked your shoes and get your dress."

• Point to pictures, when named, • Begin to use many different parts
in books of spoken language: eg. Plurals:
• Use the words ‘no’, and ‘more’ ‘cookies’; Prepositions: 'in the jar’;
Modifiers: ‘some’, ‘a lot’;
• Recognise, name and pickout Possessives: ‘mine’, ‘his’;
common objects Adjectives : ‘pretty’; Adding -ed’
• Enjoy simple stories,songs and to verbs to show past tense

rhymes • Scribble, colour and draw

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