I N F A N T
Area's of Development
Language Development & Communication
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Shows interest in listening to sounds.
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Listens with interest to language of others.
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Responds to verbal communication of others.
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Uses sounds, gestures, or actions to express needs and wants.
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Uses consistent sounds, gestures, or words to communicate.
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Shows interest in songs, rhymes, and stories.
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Demonstrates interest and involvement in books.
Cognitive Development
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Pays attention to people and objects.
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Uses senses to explore people, objects and the environment.
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Attends to colors, shapes, patterns, or pictures.
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Shows ability to acquire and process new information.
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Recognizes familiar people, places, and things.
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Observes and imitates sounds, gestures, or behavior.
Social & Emotional Development
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Engages in behaviors that build relationships with familiar adults.
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Shows preference for familiar adults.
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Responds to unfamiliar adults cautiously.
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Seeks ways to find comfort in new situations.
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Shows interest in and awareness of other children
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Expresses feelings and emotions through facial expressions, sounds or gestures.
Physical & Motor Development
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Moves body, arms, and legs with coordination.
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Demonstrates large muscles balance, stability, control and coordination.
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Develops increasing ability to change positions and move body from place to place.
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Uses hands or feet to make contact with objects or people.
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Show characteristics of healthy development.
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Responds when physical needs are met.
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Uses large muscles to hold their head up, roll over, grab, sit up, and crawl.
T O D D L E R
Area's of Development
Language Development & Communication
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Responds to nonverbal communication of others.
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Begins to understand gestures, words, questions, or routines.
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Imitates sounds, gestures, or words.
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Uses sounds, signs or words for a variety of purposes.
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Shows reciprocity in using language in simple conversations.
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Shows interest in photos, pictures, and drawings.
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Begins to recognize and understand symbols.
Cognitive Development
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Shows interest and curiosity in new people and objects.
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Makes things happen and watches for results or repeats action.
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Recalls and uses information in new situations.
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Searches for missing or hidden objects.
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Experiments with different uses for objects.
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Shows imagination and creativity in solving problems.
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Uses a variety of strategies to solve problems.
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Applies knowledge to new situations.
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Uses objects in new ways or in pretend play.
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Uses imitation or pretend play to express creativity and imagination.
Social & Emotional Development
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Shows emotional connection and attachment to others.
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Begins to show concern for others.
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Learns social skills, and eventually words, for expressing feelings, needs and wants.
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Uses imitation or pretend play to learn new roles and relationships.
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Develops awareness of self as separate from others.
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Shows confidence in increasing abilities.
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Understands simple routines, rules or limitations.
Physical & Motor Development
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Moves body with purpose to achieve a goal.
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Develops small muscle control and coordination.
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Coordinates eye and hand movements.
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Uses different actions on objects.
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Controls small muscles in hands when doing simple tasks.
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Expresses physical needs nonverbally and verbally.
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Participates in physical care routines.
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Begins to develop self-help skills.
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Begins to understand safe and unsafe behaviors.
2 Year Old's
Area's of Development
Language Development & Communication
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Responds to nonverbal communication of others.
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Begins to understand gestures, words, questions, or routines.
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Imitates sounds, gestures, or words.
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Uses sounds, signs or words for a variety of purposes.
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Shows reciprocity in using language in simple conversations.
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Shows interest in photos, pictures, and drawings.
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Begins to recognize and understand symbols.
Cognitive Development
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Shows interest and curiosity in new people and objects.
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Makes things happen and watches for results or repeats action.
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Recalls and uses information in new situations.
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Searches for missing or hidden objects.
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Experiments with different uses for objects.
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Shows imagination and creativity in solving problems.
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Uses a variety of strategies to solve problems.
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Applies knowledge to new situations.
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Uses objects in new ways or in pretend play.
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Uses imitation or pretend play to express creativity and imagination.
Social & Emotional Development
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Shows emotional connection and attachment to others.
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Begins to show concern for others.
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Learns social skills, and eventually words, for expressing feelings, needs and wants.
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Uses imitation or pretend play to learn new roles and relationships.
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Develops awareness of self as separate from others.
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Shows confidence in increasing abilities.
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Understands simple routines, rules or limitations.
Physical & Motor Development
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Moves body with purpose to achieve a goal.
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Develops small muscle control and coordination.
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Coordinates eye and hand movements.
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Uses different actions on objects.
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Controls small muscles in hands when doing simple tasks.
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Expresses physical needs nonverbally and verbally.
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Participates in physical care routines.
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Begins to develop self-help skills.
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Begins to understand safe and unsafe behaviors.