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30 months

Does the child:

  • Understand the concepts of size (big/little) and quantity (a little, a lot, more)?
  • Use some adult grammar – “two cookies”, “bird flying”, “I jumped”?
  • Use more than 350 words?
  • Use action words – run, spill fall?”
  • Begin taking short turns with other children, using both toys and words?
  • Show concern when another child is hurt or sad?
  • Combine several actions in play – feeds doll then puts her to sleep; puts blocks in train then drives train and drops blocks off?
  • Put the sound at the start of most words?
  • Produce words with two or more syllables or beats – “ba-na-na”, “com-pu-ter”, “a-pple”?
  • Recognize familiar logos and signs – McDonalds golden arches, stop sign?
  • Remember and understand familiar stories?
 

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