INTELLECTUAL/ COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF TODDLERS

Intelligence is determined by: Heredity Heredity Environment Environment 4-7 years old: Preoperational stage 4-7 years old: Preoperational stage Learns by doing everyday routine things Learns by doing everyday routine things Parents can: Parents can: Provide opportunities and use helping charts Provide opportunities and use helping charts

Methods of Learning Incidental Learning Incidental Learning Unplanned learning Unplanned learning Trial and Error Learning Trial and Error Learning Tries several solutions before finding what works Tries several solutions before finding what works

Methods of learning (cont.) Imitation learning Imitation learning Learning by watching and copying others Learning by watching and copying others Direct learning Direct learning Learn from being taught, either formally or informally (school) Learn from being taught, either formally or informally (school)

Providing Opportunities for sensory stimulation will enhance learning Sight Sight Look at things Look at things Dark and light Dark and light Photo albums Photo albums Touch Touch Feeling tour of yard Feeling tour of yard Feeling board Feeling board Recognizing things by touch only Recognizing things by touch only

Providing Opportunities for sensory stimulation will enhance learning Taste Taste Sweet and sour Sweet and sour Salty and sweet Salty and sweet Hear Hear Name that sound Name that sound Animal sounds Animal sounds Sound makers Sound makers

Providing Opportunities for sensory stimulation will enhance learning Smell Smell Distinguish odors Distinguish odors What’s cooking What’s cooking Scratch and Sniff Scratch and Sniff Problem Solving Problem Solving Opening lids Opening lids Drop-in toys Drop-in toys Puzzles Puzzles Stacking and nesting toys Stacking and nesting toys Hide and Seek Hide and Seek

Providing Opportunities for sensory stimulation will enhance learning Gross Motor skills Gross Motor skills Pick up ball Pick up ball Climb and sit Climb and sit Push and pull Push and pull Riding toys Riding toys Fine Motor skills Fine Motor skills Pounding pegs Pounding pegs Pop beads Pop beads Blocks Blocks Make faces Make faces

Encouraging Language Development MODEL CORRECT LANGUAGUE MODEL CORRECT LANGUAGUE READ to them READ to them Allow them to explore and play Allow them to explore and play Encourage communication Encourage communication Talking to the child Talking to the child Naming and defining Naming and defining Explaining things Explaining things Respond to their attempts to talk back Respond to their attempts to talk back Wait for a response Wait for a response Correct words but, NOT scold Correct words but, NOT scold

NEED TO KNOW Cognitive skills for toddlers = Cognitive skills for toddlers = Classify and Speech Putting beads into groups by colors? Putting beads into groups by colors?CLASSIFY Appropriate activity for toddlers?? DRAW Appropriate activity for toddlers?? DRAW Example of intellectual development?? Example of intellectual development?? Acquiring language abilities & being able to follow instructions Acquiring language abilities & being able to follow instructions

NEED TO KNOW (cont.) Most appropriate technique to use in helping a child with a speech problem???? Most appropriate technique to use in helping a child with a speech problem???? Speak correctly while talking to them