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BETWEEN BIRTH AND ONE YEAR
Progress should include:
Physical growth and Development

• creeping forward or backward
• sitting up by self when put down on the floor
• beginning to stand while holding on to support, and pulling self to a standing position
• looking directly at an item within twelve inches, and following its movement with the eyes
• reaching for and grasping small objects
• able to pass items from one hand to the other

• vocalizing to get attention
• smiling at a familiar adult
• laughing out loud
• starting to bite food, eat mashed table foods with a spoon when helped, and drinking from a cup when helped
• responding differently to children and adults
• occupying self for up to 20 minutes
• showing a preference for one or more toys

• reaching to own mirror image
• playing patty-cake and peek-a-boo
• attending briefly to pictures when they are being named
• offering an object in response to "give it to me"
• searching for a toy when it is moved out of sight
• exploring visually and physically (putting small objects "in" and "out" shaking, mouthing or dropping a toy)

• experimenting with sounds (ga-ga, oooh, etc,) and using front consonant sounds when babbling (b,p,m)
• using "ma-ma" or da-da" and at least two other words
• showing understanding and maybe using "no"
• trying to imitate sounds and facial expressions
• using loud and soft voice
• responding to own name
  

BETWEEN ONE AND TWO
Progress should Include:
Physical Growth and Development

• 
  walking and running, though may fall frequently
• unscrewing lids, etc, and turning doorknobs with both hands
• kicking a large ball forward
• jumping on both feet
• beginning to walk up and down stairs one step at a time while holding on to a hand
• throwing a ball
  

• interacting with peers in a physical manner by touching, pushing, giving or taking a toy
• wanting to do as much as she/he can alone
• exhibiting strong reactions, sometimes negative, expecially if she/he does not get own way
• following simple directions
• beginning to cooperate with toilet training
• beginning to help dress self
• enjoying active play (assisting in household chores, using toys designed to push, pull, dump, ride)
  

• being able to match like shapes (e.g., circle, square)
• imitating pointing to named body parts
• making a few marks on paper with pencil or crayon
• beginning to be able to find named items in a picture
• beginning very simple pretend play
• turning pages of books
• repeatedly practicing simple skills to develop mastery

• combining two words to make a phrase
• beginning to use verbs, descriptive words, and many names of items
• enjoying listening to nursery rhymes
• using "yes" and "no"
• pointing to a desired object, accompanied by a vocalization
• understanding meaning of "mine"
• vocabulary grows to include approximately 50 words

• climbing up and down stairs, two feet per step
• threading large beads on shoe laces
• learning finger grasp on crayons and pencils
• galloping
• imitating a vertical stroke on paper with pencil
• standing on one foot with help
  

• dressing and undressing self more independently
• paying attention to stories for up to 10 minutes
• beginning to participate in a task or activity with a peer
• asking for parental approval for his/her products and activities
• separating from the parent with little anxiety
• toileting skills almost completely accomplished
• beginning to take turns with an adult
  

• participating in more frequent and more complex pretend play
• knowing "boy" and "girl"
• able to play games with one simple rule
• making simple drawings and telling about them
• understanding concept of "one"
• matching objects by colors
  

• talking about own feelings and telling about events
• talking in short sentences
• following simple three step directions
• beginning to use pronouns (I, me, etc.)
• beginning to understand a few prepositions as "in," "on," etc.
• understanding "who," "when," "how," and "why," questions
  

• being able to hop on two feet and broad jump a short distance
• riding a tricycle
• learning to cut with primary scissors
• being able to build an eight block tower
• drawing a circle and printing some letters
• catching a bounced ball
  

• performing some simple tasks (e.g., putting away his/her own toys)
• role playing with dress up clothes
• brushing teeth without assistance
• playing independently
• being able to give and take when playing with a peer
• beginning to engage in pretend play with peers
  

• naming three primary colors (yellow, red, blue, green)
• pointing to and counting four items
• naming then body parts
• distinguishing simple concepts (big-little, longer of two items, etc.)
• knowing familiar shapes (circle, square, triangle)
• ordering five objects by size
• categorizing similar things into groups
  

• asking questions about activities
• talking in three to five words sentences much of the time
• telling properties of items (e.g., hot, cold, heavy, light)
• using "please" and "thank you"
• showing or telling how a familiar object is used
• understanding feeling words such as mad, happy, scared
  

• being able to print own first name
• coloring within lines of a circle
• showing ability to pick up the tempo of music with body movements
• being able to kick a ball at a specified target
• bouncing and catching a large ball under control
• learning to roller skate a short distance if helped
  

• using a table knife to spread
• learning own name, address, and phone number
• being able to run short errands with simple directions
• dressing and undressing with ease, including buttoning, zipping, snapping and tying
• attending and participating in ten minute group
• playing group games involving taking turns and rules
  

• knowing most primary colors
• counting up to ten
• starting to understand "real" and "pretend"
• understanding time concepts more clearly (today, yesterday, morning, afternoon)
• adding missing parts to figure drawings
• identifying a familiar item when its characteristics are presented in a guessing game (e.g, I say "moo" and I eat grass. I am a ____)
• naming what material objects are made of (wood, plastic)
  

• being able to say a few nursery rhymes
• articulating most sounds correctly (p,b,m,t,d,n,g,h,y, and ng)
• using many pronouns (I, me, he, she, them, etc.)
• singing some simple songs
• being able to retell a short story in his/her own words
• asking the meaning of words
  

• being able to trace around own hand
• walking on a narrow tape mark or balance beam
• being able to draw a circle, square, and triangle
• showing she/he can learn to jump rope while others are turning
• riding a two-wheeled bicycle with training wheels
• being able to hop on one foot, and beginning to skip
• copying letters with little difficulty
  

• attending and contributing in a 20 minute group
• following and naming rules of school and family life
• looking both ways, and recognizing when it is safe to cross streets
• being able to dial own phone number
• playing cooperatively with peers including planning and carrying out activities
• showing sensitivity to others feelings and responses
• understanding that it is unsafe to accept items from strangers
  

• knowing the seasons and their properties (summer: hot, Winter: snowy, etc)
• telling many causative agents of sounds (barking: it's a dog, honking: it's a car etc.)
• showing an understanding of first, middle, and last
• knowing what item doesn't belong from four items (of shoe, sock, boot, and spoon, spoon being un-related)
• putting together six and eight piece puzzles easily
• knowing left and right
• retelling stories in accurate detail
  

• recognizing that words sometimes have more than one meaning
• understanding of opposites
• knowing all prepositions (in, on, under, over, beside, between, etc.)
• responding on own in group discussions
• being able to tell rhyming words
• talking in long sentences with speech that is easy to understand