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A Language and Literacy Development Journey: Toddlerhood (about 1 to 3 years old) Erica Jackson EDSD 7081 The language/Literacy Continuum from birth through Age 8 Dr. Amie Beckett December 24, 2023

Language and Literacy Development Journey: Toddlerhood Introduction Language development usually begins with using sounds and gestures during the infancy stage of development. However, during the toddler stage of development of language, children will begin to link concepts of interest to language (Pence & Justice, 2017). When a child reaches his or her first birthday, the child will begin to speak his or her first words. According to Pence & Justice (2017), the child is transitioning from preverbal to verbal communication. During this stage, children will begin to speak words and use the words in contexts appropriately. During this period of development, the child will begin using new words regularly. It is important to observe to see if the child is appropriately developing in areas of cognitive, physical, and social- emotional development to effectively express his or herself and to appropriately develop language to speak and also to understand how to read and comprehend words while improving their literacy development. Developmental checklist: Toddlerhood Parents need to understand the developmental milestones of all areas of development. When parents understand each milestone, the child’s language development will develop appropriately. During the toddler stage of development, children age 1 to 3 years old are expected to: Gross Motor Walking, running, and climbing Fine Motor Feeding themselves independently and drawing Sensory Seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, and

smelling Language Saying new single words then progress to saying simple sentences Social-emotional Playing with others, taking turns, and doing fantasy play. (MedlinePlus, 2023) Developmental Characteristics: Although Kayden was born prematurely, he did accomplish development in sensory milestones and social-emotional milestones like playing with others and imaginative play and also has good sensory he can see, hear, taste, and touch. However, Kayden does have a hard time saying new words. He still babbles and coos like an infant he has a major articulation issue. He does not have separation anxiety issues it’s mainly speech and fine motor issues like drawing and holding his pencils and crayons. Kayden has strong cognitive abilities that allow him to utilize his higher-order thinking skills even at the young age of 1 to 3 years of age. Family and Cultural Influences Kayden is born to a single parent home and his mother does work long hours, however she does read to him and takes him to the public library in his community. His mom also signed him up for early head start and when he turned 3 years old and he was enrolled in head start were he can start reiceiving services that will help him with his artluation issues. He also recieves help from his older siblings they would read to him and explain new vocabulary thiat is being read to him. According to Hartnett (2022), a speech delay by year 2 of a child’s life if he or she can not produce words or phrases spontaneously needs to seek assistance immediately. With Kayden this is his issue. With the resources that are offered by the head start will help him in his development to properly articulate and verbalize words and phrases.

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Reference: Hartnett, J.K. (2022). Delayed Speech or Language Development. Retrieved from: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/not-talk.html MedlinePlus. (2013). Toddler Development. Retrieved from: https://medlineplus.gov/toddlerdevelopment.html? utm_source=email&utm_medium=share&utm_campagin-mplus_share Pence Turnbull, K. L., & Justice, L. M. (2017). Language development from theory to practice 3 rd ed. Person Inc.

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