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understanding what others say (or sign or write)
language comprehension
Speaking, signing and writing
expressive language
The ability to understand what is being said or signed
receptive language
A young child's inability to understand another person's point of view.
egocentric
Expectations regarding the proper behavior, attitudes, and activities of males and females.
gender roles
How you feel about yourself and your personal worth.
self-concept
Skills that involve the large muscles of the body, such as those of the legs, arms and torso and the ability to make large movements, such as jumping and running
gross-motor skills
motor skills associated with using the small muscles such as grasping, holding, and manipulating objects
fine-motor skills
Abilities that permit a child to meet his/her own personal care needs such as dressing , feeding and toileting.
self-help skills
Can run and jump without falling, kick a large ball, balance on one foot, push a riding toy using feet.
two year old gross motor development
Can string large beads, open and close scissors, still may swith hands for some activities, can scribble, and build with blocks
two year old fine motor development
can identify 6 body parts, follow verbal directions, point to pictures on request, use two to three word sentences, have a vocabulary of 50-200 words, understand size (small, large) sort objects by color
two year old cognitive development
Intellectual ability of an individual (Jean Piaget) Thinking skills,
Cognitive development
Engage in paralel play not cooperative play' Imitate adult activities such as driving a car or taking care of a baby, takling on the phone. very possive. may push hit or bite to express feelings
Social development of two year olds
a developmental process that refers to the ability to experience, express, and control feelings.
Emotional development
Become easily frustrated and angry when they can't control their surroundings. Temper tantrums are common. Fears may become more common
emotional development of two year olds
