Subdomain: Learning to Communicate LDC Goal 5: Children describe familiar people, places, things, and events. Skill Progression 1-2 months 2-4 months 4-6 months 6-8 months 8-10 months 10-12 months Use of narrative No observable No observable No observable No observable No observable Imitates skills to describe skills skills skills skills skills behaviors such as washing and feeding the baby 12-15 months 15-18 months 18-21 months 21-24 months 24-27 months 27-30 months Cares for a doll or Pretends to sleep, Starts to construct Directs Plays house and Demonstrates stuffed animal, eat, etc. with actions and events conversation in acts out going to fantasy play, covering it and actions directed by searching for dramatic play bed, cooking, acting out a story taking it for a walk toward self needed props toward self, dolls eating, and other or pretending to in a stroller; (e.g., spoon for or stuffed daily routines be an animal or a begins to vocalize bowl, driver for animals, and character seen on toward the doll car) an adult television or a or stuffed animal movie or adult in Incorporates Repeats same Responds to Produces vague play familiar objects events multiple adult’s stories about that adults have times (cooking, suggestions for something that used into play serving) expansions of play happened (e.g., phone, (“I falled”) comb, wash cloth, etc.)
Subdomain: Learning to Communicate LDC Goal 5: Children describe familiar people, places, things, and events. Skill Progression 1-2 months 2-4 months 4-6 months 6-8 months 8-10 months 10-12 months Use of narrative skills to describe No observable skills No observable skills No observable skills No observable skills No observable skills Imitates behaviors such as washing and feeding the baby 12-15 months 15-18 months 18-21 months 21-24 months 24-27 months 27-30 months Cares for a doll or stuffed animal, covering it and taking it for a walk in a stroller; begins to vocalize toward the doll or stuffed animal or adult in play Pretends to sleep, eat, etc. with actions directed toward self Starts to construct actions and events by searching for needed props (e.g., spoon for bowl, driver for car) Directs conversation in dramatic play toward self, dolls or stuffed animals, and an adult Plays house and acts out going to bed, cooking, eating, and other daily routines Demonstrates fantasy play, acting out a story or pretending to be an animal or a character seen on television or a movie Incorporates familiar objects that adults have used into play (e.g., phone, comb, wash cloth, etc.) Repeats same events multiple times (cooking, serving) Responds to adult’s suggestions for expansions of play Produces vague stories about something that happened (“I falled”)
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