Exam 5: Toddlerhood: Twelve to Twenty-Four Months

Toddlers use a form of verbal communication called holophrastic speech.What does this term mean? Give an example.

Height and weight increase rapidly during toddlerhood.

The type of play materials most likely to promote toddlers' problem-solving abilities and hand-eye coordination include ____.

Match each term with the correct definition. -Side-by-side play 4.25% intelligible

A two-year-old who separates toy dinosaurs from farm animals is demonstrating simple ____________________ skills.

Most toddlers enjoy the companionship of other children but do not engage in ____________________ play.

Toddlers begin to assert independence as a way of gaining autonomy.What does this mean?

Two-year-olds are most likely to engage in a type of play called ____.

Ther term holophrastic speech describes ____.

Most two-year-olds-have given up afternoon naps.

Families and teachers should be concerned about the language development of a two-year-old who ____.

By eighteen months, toddlers play cooperatively and willingly share their toys.

___________-year-olds begin to understand that words have meaning and are used to express or request desires.

Toddlers become increasingly wary of strangers; in fact, "stranger anxiety" reaches its peak around eighteen months of age.

Defiance and negativism are the toddler's ways of asserting independence in an effort to gain ____________________.

Match each term with the correct definition. -Sounds that have speechlike patterns

Match each term with the correct definition. -Puts spoon in bowl

Toddlers delight in having stories read to them, especially those with ____________________.

A two-year-old can be expected to follow three-step instructions.

Substances that are potentially poisonous for young children include ____.