Nineteen to Thirty-Six Months
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Developing Abilities
~ Understands simple prepositions -- in, out, up, down, etc. ~
~ Answers questions with action words ~
~ Points to body parts when requested ~
~ Enjoys listening to songs, rhymes, and stories ~
~ Names pictured objects ~
~ Speaks clearly most of the time and asks questions ~
~ Begins to recite songs and rhymes independently ~
~ 24 month old uses two word sentences ~
~ 36 month old uses 3 to 5 word sentences ~
To Do for Parents
~ Continue to hold conversations and teach new words daily~
~Accept child's speech rather than correcting mistakes~
~ Spend at least 15 minutes reading aloud each day ~
~ Begin to use the public library regularly ~
~ Sprinkle home environment with good reading materials ~
~ Ask about pictures in books while reading ~
~ Provide toys for creative dramatics ~
~ Provide materials for writing and drawing ~
Recommended Reading
Just Like Daddy ~ Frank Asch
Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear ~ Nancy Carlstrom
Play with Me ~ Marie Hall Ets
When You Were a Baby ~ Ann Jonas
Big Red Barn ~ Margaret Wise Brown
Ten, Nine, Eight ~ Molly Bang
Big Fat Hen ~ Keith Baker
When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Angry ~ Molly Bang
I Like Me ~ Nancy Carlstrom
Baby's Bedtime Book ~ Kay Chorao
Animal Crackers ~ Jane Dyer
