Infant Toddler Learning & Development Foundations
Infant Toddler Learning & Development Foundations
Infant Toddler Learning & Development Foundations
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LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT<br />
54<br />
Interest in Print<br />
Behaviors leading up to the<br />
foundation (4 to 7 months)<br />
During this period, the child<br />
may:<br />
• Chew on a board book. (International<br />
Reading Association<br />
and the National Association<br />
for the Education of Young<br />
Children 1998, 198; 3–6 mos.;<br />
Parks 2004)<br />
Behaviors leading up to the<br />
foundation (9 to 17 months)<br />
During this period, the child may:<br />
• Try to turn the pages of a paper<br />
book, turning several pages at<br />
one time. (scaled score of 10 for<br />
9:16–10:15 mos.; Bayley 2006,<br />
128)<br />
• Scribble with a crayon. (Scaled<br />
score of 10 for 12:16–13:15<br />
mos.; Bayley 2006, 129)<br />
• Smile and point to or indicate<br />
pictures of favorite animals in a<br />
book. (10–14 mos.; Parks 2004)<br />
• Help the infant care teacher turn<br />
a page of a book. (14–15 mos.;<br />
Parks 2004)<br />
• Use an open hand to pat a picture<br />
while reading with a family<br />
member. (14–15 mos.; Parks<br />
2004)<br />
Behaviors leading up to the<br />
foundation (19 to 35 months)<br />
During this period, the child may:<br />
• Move behind the infant care<br />
teacher in order to look over<br />
her shoulder at the pictures,<br />
when there are several children<br />
crowded around. (18–24 mos.;<br />
Parks 2004, 68)<br />
• Turn the pages of a book one by<br />
one. (18–24 mos.; Parks 2004)<br />
• Listen as a family member<br />
reads short picture books aloud.<br />
(Scaled score of 10 for 21:15–<br />
22:16 mos.; Bayley 2006, 67;<br />
27–30 mos.; Parks 2004)<br />
• Ask a question about a story; for<br />
example, “Bear go?” while turning<br />
from one page to the next.<br />
(24 mos.; Meisels and others<br />
2003, 47)