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Milestones Birth to 5 Years |
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1: Foundations |
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Tick the things your child can do, and work on the things that are next for them. To find out more just click on the words Children who begin early may be much more advanced than the guidlines suggest |
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| Birth | Baby cries in different ways to tell you what s/he needs ....Babies need to be ......... | ||
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Parents: use books to help interact with your baby ...It is important to spend ... |
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| Baby listens and looks at you when you talk ...When they are a few months... | |||
| one year | Baby babbles and makes a variety of word-like sounds ....Babies make noises... | ||
| Infant shows enjoyment when you read and share books ........Reading to your ... | |||
| Says single words such as "Dada","Mum", "Dink", "Gog", etc ...Babies ..... | |||
| Parents: read to your infant every day. ....Babies who are read to ....... | |||
| Infant points to objects in books and names them. ....As soon as a child .... | |||
| two years | Toddler enjoys and pays attention to stories and rhymes. ....When you read ....... | ||
| Toddler holds the book and turns the page. ...You have seen youngsters ..... | |||
| Selects a favourite book. ....Toddlers will select their favourite .... | |||
| Toddler talks in two word sentences (or more). ...Going from 'truck', 'daddy' or .... | |||
| Toddler begins to learn to count. ....Counting nearly always starts as ..... | |||
| Parents: let your child see you reading and writing. ..Children learn from their.... | |||
| Toddler begins to learn colours. ...Learning about colours... | |||
| Conversational language begins. ....At this stage you realise that... | |||
| Child joins in with well known stories, songs and rhymes. ....As you read to .... | |||
| three years | Pre-schooler play-acts being a reader. ...Preschoolers who have ... | ||
| Preschooler scribbles and draws. ...Have your children seen... | |||
| Preschooler play-acts being a writer, copying Mummy and daddy. ....To some extent... | |||
| Parents: join your local library and check out their resources and activities. ...Children... | |||
| Knows the difference between illustrations and print. ..When young preschoolers... | |||
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Talks in sentences but still with with improper grammar. ....When our 3 and 4 year... |
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| four years |
Pretends to read. ...Because you have been reading books to.... |
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Attends to the storyline closely. ...You now notice your child... |
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Knows that print carries the message. ...I have seen many.... |
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| Parents: read and write with your child every day. ..You can never start... | |||
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Child "reads" or recognises signs. ...Environmental print includes... |
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Reacts if you change the storyline when reading aloud. .....When you are reading... |
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Experiments with writing - using symbols and letters now. ...Older preschoolers... |
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Understands book parts ( 'front' 'back' 'top' & 'bottom'). ..This is about your ... |
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Draws appropriately with obvious coordination of hand and eye. ..Just like learning to... |
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Uses a computer mouse to play a favourite program (with assistance). ...Four year olds... |
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Child can retell a story using a picture book. ...Children who have had .... |
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Parents: read your child stories that include lots of repetition. ..Children love ... |
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