Communication Milestones- 3 years

At 3 years, children can usually...

Understand

  • Follow more complex 2 part instructions (e.g: ‘give me the teddy and throw the ball’)
  • Understand simple wh-questions, such as ‘what’, ‘where’ and ‘who’
  • Understand the concepts of ‘same’ and ‘different’
  • Sort items into groups when asked (e;g: toys vs food)
  • Recognise some basic colours

Speak

  • Say 4 to 5 words in a sentence
  • Use a variety of words for names, actions, locations and descriptions
  • Ask questions using ‘what’, ‘where’ and ‘who’
  • Talk about something in the past, but may use ‘-ed’ a lot (e.g: he goed there’)
  • Have a conversation, but may not take turns or stay on topic

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   (SPA, 2020)

<PREV Ι NEXT>