Communication & Play Milestones: (Ages 2.5 to 3 Years)

RECEPTIVE COMMUNICATION:

• Understands the use of objects; for example:
• Show what you use to cook food or Show me what you watch.
• Show me what you can ride or Show me what you wear on your feet
• Understands part/whole relationships, for example:
• The wheel on the bike
• The tail of the cat
• Understands descriptive concepts, such as “big” “wet” and  “little”
• Follows 2 step related and unrelated commands, without cues:
• Get the cup and give it to me
• Take off your coat and hang it up. 

EXPRESSIVE COMMUNICATION:

• Uses Plurals, such as “horses” or “blocks” or “babies.”
• Combines 3+ words in spontaneous speech.
• Answers “What” and “Who” Questions
• Uses Verb + ing
• For example, “The girl is playing.”
• Uses a variety of nouns, verbs, modifiers and pronouns in spontaneous utterances.
• Uses prepositions
• Understands the concepts of one vs. all. For example,
• Give me just one block.
• Put all of the blocks in the box.

PLAY:

• Performs longer sequences of play activities
• Acts out familiar routines
• Pretends to perform the caregiver/parent routines.

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