Cognitive Development

        Language Development – Read pages 155-162 regarding language development in toddlers. Identify five sentences that the child would be expected to express. Link the child’s language samples to concepts of language development Overall, would it be expected for a toddler to use more of a referential style (vocabulary consists of many words that refer to objects) or an expressive style (use of a more social formula and pronouns (“thank you,” “all done,” “I want it”)? Describe the context in which you would expect the child use the different language styles. Describe an instance when you would expect a child to engage in a task that he or she cannot do alone, and requiring the help of a more competent child or an adult. (Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development