Intellectual Development of Toddlers

1. Intellectual Development of Toddlers Godbey – Unit 3

2. How Toddlers Learn According to Piaget • Children learn by discovering new ways to solve problems. • Beginning of thought occurs from 18 to 24 months

3. Should a caregiver do everything for a toddler, such as dressing him or her, because it saves time?

4. Discovering New Ways to Solve Problems • From 12-18 months, children are busy exploring • Piaget called them “little scientist” • Active Explores and Experimenters • Curious about EVERYTHING!

5. Working Towards a Goal • Toddlers can begin to solve common problems • Open Doors • Feed themselves • Dress themselves

6. Beginning of Thought • Around 18 to 24 months, toddlers think about what they do before they do it! • For example, a two-year-old will discover in thought that a large object will not fit though a small opening in a container

7. Thinking and Imitation • Deferred Imitation – The ability to recall an observed behavior and later imitate. • Used in: • Pretend Play • Language

8. Thinking and Goals • Shows in reaching goals • What goals would toddlers have? • Reach a toy on a high shelf • Learn how a toy works

9. Thinking and Shape, Size, Color and Texture • Toddlers continue to use their sense to learn about their world. • Red Ball • Big Dog • Smooth Shirt

10. How would a toddler describe the following objects?

18. Thinking and Object Exploration • Toddlers also learn more about what will happen as they handle objects. • Throwing • Rolling • Shaking • Moving Objects

19. Learning Language Associate the word with the person or object to which it refers Milk is a certain liquid, but different than water or juice Children must recall the word and its meaning when they hear the word or want to say it. Thinking and Language

20. Balloon

22. Cookie

24. Shoe

26. Teddy Bear

28. Language Abilities • Begins with PARENTESE • When parents speak in a high-pitched style!

29. Learning Spoken Language • Age 1 to 3 = Develops at a faster rate than at any other time in a person’s life

30. Learning to Articulate – (making the sounds of language) • Children who cannot make one sound will substitute another. • For example: • D for th (dat for that) • “per-slip” for “slipper” • “seepy” for “sleepy” • A few children articulate most sounds correctly from the beginning

31. Learning Meanings: A Major Brain Development Activity • Wiring for language is very active in the toddler years • How many words a child understands is related to how much a parents and other caregivers talk to him/her. • Parents/Caregivers who use complex sentences have children who use them, too.

32. Meanings of Words • Cows may be called “moo” • Stove may be called “hot”

33. Vocabulary • Most children’s vocab grow slowly until 18 months to two years of age. • The fastest growth occurs around 30 months of age.

34. Single-Words • First Words are usually nouns • For toddlers, actions verbs may include hi, bye-bye, run, fly • Next a child learns descriptive words (adjectives and adverbs) such as big, hot, pretty, loud and fast.

35. Two or More Words • After 19 months = 2-3 word sentences • 24-30 months = 3+ word sentences • “All Gone”… becomes “Milk is gone.” • “Fly Bird”… becomes “Bird is flying.”

36. Foldable Time! • Page 314 • Factors for Language Development