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baby is born
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physical development:
large motor skills,may stand erect with only slight support
may stand alone without support for a short time. crawls forward or backward with varying speed
small motor skills:has improved grasping skills
turns cardboard or cloth pages of picture books -
general:
begins to form concepts notices actions of other children and adults.
experiment with actions never tried before
language:
slowly increases vocabulary to four to six words
may use sounds -
large motor skills: may be able to walk sideways
walks fast and runs stiffly
pushes and pull large toys around the floor -
small motor skills:
may show hand preference in all activities
adds hand gestures to spoken language
begins to scribble -
intellectual development
general; gradually refines concepts
remembers where objects belong -
walks backward
walks up and down the stairs
squats to play
small motor skills
holds two objects in hand easily
builds tower of five and six blocks -
intellectual development
progress from simple imitation to imaginative play
can obtain familiar objects
language
has vocabulary of about 20 words
enjoys labeling objects and parts of body -
physical development
walks with more coordition and assurance
walks sideways
throw ball overhead instead of tossing
small motor skills
build tower
snips paper with scissors
holds crayons with thumb and fingers -
may be able to draw crude pictures
follows simple directions
language
vocabulary more than 50 words
is able to ask for things using simple words -
physical development
enjoys games involving running
jumps
climbs
walks on tiptoe
small motor skills
eats with fork
makes mud pies
turns doorknobs with greater strength -
intellctual development
begins to classify objects into genral
can remeber and follow three step commands
language
vocabulary 500 words
makes sentences
ask names and objects
