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At 24 mounths children engage in self talk. According to Vygotsky, children use self talk in order to develop higher cognitive function, such as managing their own behaviors, processing their surroundings, and decision making. Self Talk eventually evolves into an internal monologue.

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Jean Piaget
Piaget's (1936) theory of cognitive development explains how a child constructs a mental model of the world. He disagreed with the idea that intelligence was a fixed trait, and regarded cognitive development as a process which occurs due to biological maturation and interaction with the environment.

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Children learn being phonics at this stage. For example, children may be taught songs to learn and recognize letters and sounds.

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Dylan uses her language abilities to communicate preferences, knowledge gained and demonstration an ability to reason.

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A conversation with a two-and-a-half year old

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October 27, 2009 - Dylan talks about yelling at her baby sister when she cries. And also talks about her letters. You never know where the conversation is going to go with a 2.5 year old :)

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When children manipulate their environment to create things, they are engaged in constructive play.

Building towers with blocks

Building sandcastles

Drawing sidewalk murals with chalk.

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Child expresses language and demonsteates curiosity by continuously asking why. Questioning is a developmental milestone for children to gain a better understanding of the world around them.

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Children exhibit the intelligent behavior of questioning. Frequently asking "why" and "how" in response to curiosity and an innate desire to gain insight to the milieu around them.

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Children learn how to organize things and are able to put materials back where they belong. They may also recognize if a object belongs to them or to another child.

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Children are able to sort or classify objects based on shape and color. Identification of shape and color is an important milestone- a foundation for learning math, science, reading and writing skills.

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Children are able to match faces with names and recognize the presence and absence of close associates.