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Toddlers

Academic Goals

  1. Walks alone by 18-months
  2. Speaks at least 15 words by 18-months
  3. Uses two-word sentences by age 2
  4. Imitates actions or words
  5. Follows simple instructions by age 2

Developmental Milestones

Movement
  • Walks alone 
  • Pulls toys behind him/her while walking
  • Carries large toy or several toys while walking
  • Begins to run
  • Stands on tiptoes
  • Kicks a ball
  • Climbs onto and down from furniture unassisted
  • Walks up and down stairs holding on to support
  • Hand and Finger Skills
  • Scribbles spontaneously
  • Turns over container to pour out contents
  • Builds tower of four blocks or more
  • Might use one hand more frequently than the other
Language 
  • Points to object or picture when it's named for him
  • Recognizes names of familiar people, objects and body parts
  • Says several single words (by 15 to 18 months)
  • Uses simple phrases (by 18 to 24 months)
  • Uses two- to four-word sentences
  • Follows simple instructions
  • Repeats words overheard in conversation
Cognitive
  • Finds objects even when hidden under two or three covers
  • Begins to sort by shapes and colors
  • Begins make-believe play
Social
  • Imitates behavior of others, especially adults and older children
  • Increasingly aware of themselves as separate from others
  • Increasingly enthusiastic about company of other children
Emotional
  • Demonstrates increasing independence
  • Begins to show defiant behavior
  • Episodes of separation anxiety increase toward midyear then fade
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