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Suggested Activities
18-24 Months
Language and Literacy Development

Read to your child every day and provide a variety of age-appropriate books for them to explore independently.

While playing expand on your child's language by using descriptive language.

Give children short, simple directions on how to wash their hands or brush their teeth. Pictures can help as reminders.

Talk to your child about where you are going, what you will do once you get there and who and what you will see. (e

Read books to your child and ask them to point to objects or people in pictures. Ask them to point to people or objects they see in the book.

Play games and sing songs with your child that encourages listening and following directions, (The Grizzly Bear Song is pictured)
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