Literacy

Children 12-18 months generally are able to do the following:

• Participates in activities such as “peek a boo”, “so big”, “bye bye” 
• Looks at the object when you say “Look at the…” 
• Tells you they want an object by pointing at it 
• Enjoys playing independently near peers
• Imitates the way other children play
• Responds to own name (e.g., comes to caregiver) 
• Engages when called and participates when singing songs (e.g., “Head, shoulders, knees and toes”) 
• Turns book right side up 
• Begins to participate in book reading (e.g., repeating sounds and words, holding book, touching pictures) 
• Begins matching some animal noises to the correct animal