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Makes choices between two items 
Makes a choice between a desired and undesired items; makes a choice between two desired items.
| Early years skill: | Understanding |
| Early years typical range: | 0-11m |
| P-scales/Nat. Curriculum skill: | English |
| P-scales/Nat. Curriculum level: | P2 |
| TAP skill: | Language |
| TAP level: | TAP12 |
| Section: | Early Years (0-5yrs) info; Primary (5-11yrs) info |
| Activity/strategy name and materials required | How to do the activity | Key principles for doing the activity and comments |
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Desired and undesired toys, other objects |
To begin with hold out a liked toy and a neutral object like a piece of paper - encourage the child to reach for what they want. When they can do this consistently hold out two toys - encourage the child to reach to choose. |
Vary which side you hold the toys out to ensure that the child doesn't always reach in one direction. Occasionally, when the child has been reaching for what they want swap the toys around and see whether they still reach for the same one. Always label what they choose for example "snake ... you want the snake...". |
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Choosing Between Food
Two types of food. |
As above Always label what the child chooses or reaches for. For example: 'Oh, rice, mmmm' Make appropriate sounds like 'mmmmmm', 'yum yum' etc. |