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Pre-Reading Milestones for 18 Months to 23 Months
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\r\n<li>Turns book pages without help especially chubby book pages made of thick cardboard </li>\r\n<li>Tries scribbling with chalk, crayons, paint or washable markers </li>\r\n<li>Shows increasing skill in picking up smaller objects with fingers </li>\r\n<li>Uses both hands to pick up, hold or carry things </li>\r\n</ul>\r\n"}} id=text-0572dfa29b class=cmp-text>
- Turns book pages without help especially chubby book pages made of thick cardboard
- Tries scribbling with chalk, crayons, paint or washable markers
- Shows increasing skill in picking up smaller objects with fingers
- Uses both hands to pick up, hold or carry things
\r\n<li>Names several familiar objects and pictures </li>\r\n<li>Uses short phrases when talking, such as Mommy come, See Daddy, Want juice </li>\r\n<li>Follows simple directions Bring me your shoes; we are going outside. </li>\r\n<li>Brings books to you to read </li>\r\n<li>Imitates your words and actions tries to copy you by pretending to cook, shave, take care of a doll or stuffed animal, or use play tools </li>\r\n</ul>\r\n"}} id=text-00379ebc6a class=cmp-text>
- Names several familiar objects and pictures
- Uses short phrases when talking, such as Mommy come, See Daddy, Want juice
- Follows simple directions Bring me your shoes; we are going outside.
- Brings books to you to read
- Imitates your words and actions tries to copy you by pretending to cook, shave, take care of a doll or stuffed animal, or use play tools
\r\n<li>Build daily routines around books and reading, such as during naptime or bedtime. </li>\r\n<li>Read stories about your childs current experiences this helps your child make connections and understand significant events in her life (potty training, visiting grandparents, being sick). </li>\r\n<li>Ask your child to point to and name pictures in books. </li>\r\n<li>Let your child turn the pages in books. Choose books for tiny hands and fingers, such as books made of thick cardboard, cloth or plastic baby-safe material. </li>\r\n<li>Elaborate on your childs language if your child says truck, you say, Yes, its a big yellow dump truck. </li>\r\n<li>Provide sidewalk chalk, markers or non-toxic paint for your child to use to scribble. </li>\r\n</ul>\r\n"}} id=text-0fa2045c41 class=cmp-text>
- Build daily routines around books and reading, such as during naptime or bedtime.
- Read stories about your childs current experiences this helps your child make connections and understand significant events in her life (potty training, visiting grandparents, being sick).
- Ask your child to point to and name pictures in books.
- Let your child turn the pages in books. Choose books for tiny hands and fingers, such as books made of thick cardboard, cloth or plastic baby-safe material.
- Elaborate on your childs language if your child says truck, you say, Yes, its a big yellow dump truck.
- Provide sidewalk chalk, markers or non-toxic paint for your child to use to scribble.
\r\n<li>Stops using words suddenly seems socially withdrawn (in her own world) and does not use words that she previously used </li>\r\n<li>Has trouble understanding simple spoken language needs you to show her what you are saying in order to understand </li>\r\n<li>Does not say several words and short phrases </li>\r\n<li>Does not walk independently should be able to walk without holding on to furniture or another person </li>\r\n<li>Shows odd, repeated movements with body or objects examples include spinning her body or objects frequently (multiple times per day) or focusing obsessively on one part of a toy, such as the wheels on a car, rather than playing with the toy like other children the same age </li>\r\n</ul>\r\n"}} id=text-d7f8ed949b class=cmp-text>
- Stops using words suddenly seems socially withdrawn (in her own world) and does not use words that she previously used
- Has trouble understanding simple spoken language needs you to show her what you are saying in order to understand
- Does not say several words and short phrases
- Does not walk independently should be able to walk without holding on to furniture or another person
- Shows odd, repeated movements with body or objects examples include spinning her body or objects frequently (multiple times per day) or focusing obsessively on one part of a toy, such as the wheels on a car, rather than playing with the toy like other children the same age
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