Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Language acquisition milestones for 2 year olds

Are you kidding me? Oliver just read this list and argued that it was more aptly suited for an eighteen month old. Seriously, he's had this stuff down for months. And by they way, Oliver hopped for the first time yesterday.

have a vocabulary of several hundred words
use 2-3 word sentences
say names of toys
ask for information about an object (asks, "Shoe?" while pointing to shoe box)
hum or try to sing
listen to short rhymes
like to imitate parents
sometimes get angry and have temper tantrums
act shy around strangers
comfort a distressed friend or parent
take turns in play with other children
treat a doll or stuffed animal as though it were alive
apply pretend action to others (as in pretending to feed a doll)
show awareness of parental approval or disapproval for her actions
refer to self by name and use "me" and "mine"
verbalize his desires and feelings ("I want cookie")
laugh at silly labeling of objects and events (as in calling a nose an ear)
enjoy looking at one book over and over
point to eyes, ears, or nose when you ask

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

hey cap it`s me hannah i saw half the site it s so cute.