18 to 24 Months
Follows two-step directions
Enjoys simple stories, being read to
Experiences a language "explosion," learning new words daily
Uses two-word phrases/telegraphic speech
Begins to use simple pronouncs
Has an average vocabulary of 200+_ words by 2 years
Speech 50 % intelligible by 2 years
24 to 30 Months
Understands pronouns ("You," "me," "my," "mine")
Identifies objects by use
Has decreased jargon and repeating
Commonly uses 2-to-3 word sentences
Increasingly uses pronouns; some adjectives, adverbs, prepositions
Asks simple questions
Joins songs/nursery rhymes
30 to 36 Months
Follows 2 � to 3- step directions
Understands most common objects and pictures
Able to point to different actions in pictures
Identifies several colors
Answers questions
Helps to tell simple story
Average vocabulary 900 to 1,000 words
Uses 4- to 5-word sentences by 3 years
Speech 75% intelligible by 3 years
36 to 48 Months
Listens with interest to conversations, longer stories
Points to object by category
Understands concepts of relative amount/size
Understands past tense
Uses irregular past tense, future tense
Tells longer stories, staying on topic
Can rhyme words and use some letters and numbers.
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