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3-4 Years
12-18 Months
4-5 Years
18-24 Months
5-6 Years
2-2.5 Years
6-7 Years
2.5-3 Years

2-2.5 Years Old
​Normal Developmental Milestones

Receptive Language 

  • Comprehends approximately 500 words
  • Listens to a 5 to 10 minute story
  • Carries out a series of two step commands​
  • Identifies actions in pictures
  • Understands time concepts (i.e. 'wait' and 'later')
  • Has concepts “one and “all”
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Expressive Language

  • Uses approximately 50 – 200 intelligible words
  • Names 6 objects by use
  • Repeats two numbers correctly
  • Answers “where” questions
  • Answers “what” questions
  • Answers “what do you hear with?” meaning that they understand the function of body parts?
  • Asks 'Where' and 'Why' questions

Articulation/Verbal Output

  • Approximately 50 – 70% intelligible
  • May omit final consonants; reduces consonant blends; substitutes one consonant for another

​Pragmatic/Social Language

  • Engages in short dialogues
  • Expresses emotion
  • Uses attention-getting words, such as “hey”
  • Seeks help from an adult
  • Clarifies and ask for clarification​
  • Begins to provide descriptive details

Play Skills

  • Parallel play dominates
  • Arranges doll furniture into meaningful groups and uses doll figures to act out simple themes (imaginative play)
  • Aligns three or more cubes to make a train; pushes train
  • Builds tower of six to seven blocks
  • Imitates drawing a vertical line
  • Sequences related actions in play such as preparing food for a doll, feeding it, wipes its mouth
  • Plays for at least 10 minutes
  • ​Uses toys functionally
  • Responds to peer requests
  • Able to take turns with other children
  • Can play with 2-3 children
  • Symbolic play (ie. uses a block as a house)
  • Makes comments about play (i.e. oh no the man is hurt!)​

Oral Motor

  • Consumes a variety of solids and liquids
  • Independently uses a spoon to scoop solids
  • ​Can drink from an open cup without spillage

Grammar

  • Articles “a” and “the” appear in sentences
  • Present progressive “ing” on verbs
  • Regular plural forms emerging (cat+cats)
  • Uses in/on correctly
  • Irregular past tense emerging
  • Uses some contractions in memorized form (don’t, can’t, it’s)
  • Appropriate use of at least two pronouns
  • Asks basic questions (“daddy gone?” “what’s this?”)
  • Understands concept of first- and second- person pronouns (I, you)
  • 25% of utterances are nouns, 25% are verbs
  • Combines three to four words in subject + verb + object format
  • Average response is 2 – 3 words

Literacy

  • Listens to 4-8 minute stories
  • ​Awareness of rhyming emerges
  • Begins to understand print function (i.e. entertainment, communicating) and conventions (i.e. how to hold a book, different between words and pictures, difference between letter and a word)

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I’ve had such a wonderful experience with Cove Speech Language And Feeding Therapy. They helped my son go from not wanting to put any solid foods even close to his mouth, to trying all sorts of new foods in just a few months. The therapists worked with him on his sensory issues, on self-feeding, and on learning to chew. They were patient and friendly, and through play, made it a very enjoyable experience for my son. I highly recommend this practice to anyone who needs speech and/or feeding therapy. I will never forget how much they helped my son and I am forever grateful to them." -Sheena R.

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    • About Us
    • Insurance and Payment For Speech Therapy
    • Resources >
      • How To Use Toys For Language Development 0-3
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  • Our Services
    • Social Language
    • Speaking & Verbal Expression >
      • Articulation
      • Late Talker Early Intervention Long Island
      • AAC
    • Adult Speech Therapy >
      • Adult Speech Therapy
      • Brain Injury Speech Rehabilitation
      • Business Communication Skills >
        • Soft Skills
    • Feeding & Oral Motor
    • Reading and Literacy
  • FAQ, Normal Development, and Red Flags
    • Normal Developmental Milestones >
      • 9-12 Months Old
      • 12-18 Months Old
      • 18-24 Months Old
      • 2-2.5 Years Old
      • 2.5-3 Years Old
      • 3-4 Years Old
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      • 5-6 Years Old
      • 6-7 Years Old
    • Red Flags
    • What Causes Speech and Language Delay?
    • What is 'Normal' Speech and Language Development?
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