At 3 years

Children can usually:

  • Follow more complex two 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.

When it comes to speaking, children can usually:

  • Say four to five 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.

Tip:

Figure out what I want to say, and put it into words for me.

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