SPEECH/LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
2 - 3 YEARS
Children develop at their own rate. Your child might not have all skills until the end of the age range.
LISTENING/COMPREHENSION
2 - 3 YEARS
Understands opposites, like go–stop, big–little, and up–down.
Follows 2-part directions, like "Get the spoon and put it on the table."
Understands new words quickly.
Understands spatial concepts, such as "in" or "on"
Understands pronouns, such as "you," "me" or "her"
Understands descriptive words, such as "big" or "happy"
TALKING:
2 -3 YEARS
Has a word for almost everything.
Talks about things that are not in the room.
Uses k, g, f, t, d, and n in words.
Uses words like in, on, and under.
Uses two- or three- words to talk about and ask for things.
People who know your child can understand him.
Asks “Why?”
Puts 3 words together to talk about things. May repeat some words and sounds.
Begins to use plurals, such as "shoes" or "socks" and regular past tense verbs, such as "jumped"