Reading: Writing: Speaking & Listening: -At this age, children should be enjoying looking at books/printed materials and pictures with familiar people, they like pointing with their finger. They should interested in handling different textures/books. -Children/babies this age aren’t able to write yet, but their writing skills develop later on. Listening: -Children this age should be able to turn their head to where a sound is coming from. Will be able to listen and respond to sounds of peoples voices. Will also quietens or alerts to the sounds of others speech. At this age, young children will look at a person who is talking to them but will look elsewhere if the persons stops talking. Speaking: -At this age, children will scream, cry, gurgle and babble to get needs/feeling met. Will also lift their aims up to someone in anticipation of wanting to be picked up. Will use babble words such as baba and gogo etc. …show more content…
Children should be able to recognize objects from pictures and books. Around 2-3 years, children should be able to remember stories or words to fit in. -Children this age should be able to make marks and be able to say what the marks mean. Speaking: -Children at this age should be imitating sounds/words used by others. Will use sounds like ‘brrmm’ for a car. Is able to use single words such as ‘food’ ‘mummy’ and ‘teddy’ etc. Children will begin to ask simple questions and talk about people/things that are not present with them. They will learn a few words but will understand many