Infant Toddler Learning & Development Foundations
Infant Toddler Learning & Development Foundations
Infant Toddler Learning & Development Foundations
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8 months<br />
Foundation: Recognition of Ability<br />
The developing understanding that the child can take action<br />
to influence the environment<br />
At around eight months of<br />
age, children understand that<br />
they are able to make things<br />
happen.<br />
For example, the child may:<br />
• Pat a musical toy to try to<br />
make the music come on<br />
again. (5–9 mos.; Parks 2004)<br />
• Raise arms to be picked up by<br />
the infant care teacher. (6–9<br />
mos.; Fogel 2001, 274)<br />
• Initiate a favorite game; for<br />
example, hold out a foot to a<br />
parent to start a game of “This<br />
Little Piggy.” (8 mos.; Meisels<br />
and others 2003;<br />
6–9 mos.; Fogel 2001, 274)<br />
• Gesture at a book and smile<br />
with satisfaction after the infant<br />
care teacher gets it down from<br />
the shelf. (8 mos.; Meisels and<br />
others 2003)<br />
18 months<br />
At around 18 months of age,<br />
children experiment with different<br />
ways of making things<br />
happen, persist in trying to do<br />
things even when faced with<br />
difficulty, and show a sense<br />
of satisfaction with what they<br />
can do. (McCarty, Clifton, and<br />
Collard 1999)<br />
For example, the child may:<br />
• Roll a toy car back and forth<br />
on the ground and then push<br />
it really hard and let go to<br />
see what happens. (18 mos.;<br />
McCarty, Clifton, and Collard<br />
1999)<br />
• Clap and bounce with joy after<br />
making a handprint with paint.<br />
(12–18 mos.; Sroufe 1979;<br />
Lally and others 1995, 71)<br />
• Squeeze a toy in different<br />
ways to hear the sounds it<br />
makes. (Scaled score of 10<br />
for 13:16–14:15 mos.;* Bayley<br />
2006)<br />
• Smile after walking up a steep<br />
incline without falling or carrying<br />
a bucket full of sand from<br />
one place to another without<br />
spilling.<br />
• Proudly hold up a book hidden<br />
in a stack after being asked by<br />
the infant care teacher to find<br />
it.<br />
*Denotes thirteen months, 16 days, to fourteen months, 15 days.<br />
Chart continues on next page.<br />
36 months<br />
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At around 36 months of age,<br />
children show an understanding<br />
of their own abilities and may<br />
refer to those abilities when<br />
describing themselves.<br />
For example, the child may:<br />
• Communicate, “I take care of the<br />
bunny” after helping to feed the<br />
class rabbit. (18–36 mos.; Lally<br />
and others 1995, 71)<br />
• Finish painting a picture and hold<br />
it up to show a family member.<br />
• Complete a difficult puzzle for<br />
the first time and clap or express,<br />
“I’m good at puzzles.”<br />
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT