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Cognitive Development (Language) 2-3 year olds

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Cognitive Development (Language) 2-3 year olds

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Language Milestones

Children at this age should be able to follow and respond to simple directions

Children should be able to name and recognize many body parts

Children can name actions and pictures in a book

Children can give their first names when they are asked

Children should be using about 200 words (2- 2 ½ years old)

About 450 words (2 ½- 3 year olds)

Children’s sentence length includes 2-4 words

Children repeat words that they have overheard in a conversation

Children use pronouns, such as “me”, “you”, “I”, etc.

Children can hold up their fingers to tell their age

Children use their words to communicate their needs

Children communicate with other children as well as adults

Children use the word “no” in their speech

Resources

http://www.kamloopschildrenstherapy.org/communication-toddler-milestones

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Children at this age are able to recognize objects in a book. They can also point and name the actions or pictures they see in the book.

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Children are aware of their age and can hold up their fingers to show others how old they are when they are asked.

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Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development

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Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development

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The Theory of Cognitive Development was created by Jean Piaget. It focused on the development and the thought process of a child in a series of stages. The four stages are; the sensorimotor stage (birth- 2 yrs), the preoperational stage (2- 7 yrs), the concrete operational stage (7- 11 yrs), and the formal operational stage (12 yrs+). During the sensorimotor stage, infants/toddlers are experiencing the environment through their senses and uncovering new things. In the preoperational stage, children are learning how to use words and figuratively think. It is the stage where their language is developing and they are practicing abstract thinking. Throughout the concrete operational stage, children are beginning to thinking more logically and are finding reasoning to particular information. Additionally, in the formal operational stage, children are able to think about and come up with abstract ideas, as well as develop problem solving skills.
Resources

https://www.verywellmind.com/piagets-stages-of-cognitive-development-2795457

https://www.psychologynoteshq.com/piagetstheory/

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Name all of the colors such as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, black, and brown

Count to the number ten or count groups of things

Start understanding time in terms of morning, night and days of the week

Remember stories/ nursery rhymes and be able to tell them to others

Understand and talk about things that are the “same” and “different”

Be able to follow simple, multi-step instructions

Resource:
https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/signs-symptoms/developmental-milestones/developmental-milestones-for-typical-3-year-olds

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At this age children start thinking in ways that they never did before. This helps them develop new skills and problem solving techniques. Children will participate in more complicated pretend play like turning everyday objects into pirate ships and assigning each person a character to play as.

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Children at this age will also begin to remember things more and more. They will be able to do small puzzles with three or four pieces and group toys by type, size or color. Children will also be able to remember and recite nursery rhymes.