A Parent Teaches Her 2-Year Old to Count to 5

question 9

Multiple Choice

A parent teaches her 2-year old to count to 5 by herself, but the child does not understand the meaning of the numbers when counting. Does this mean the child has a possible developmental delay in understanding number concepts?

• A) Yes, children should understand word quantities by this age.
• B) Yes, at least initially, understanding how a number word maps to the number of items in a set is learned at the same time as the words themselves.
• C) No, children will not learn the meaning of number words (and how they map to the items in a set) until 3.5 or even older.
• D) No, counting is rarely seen in toddlers, so this child is very precocious.
• E) No, the ability to understand number concepts develops after children learn spatial skills.

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