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By 30 months - Ages and Stages

The developmental milestones listed below mark the progress of young children as they learn to communicate and develop their speech and language skills.

You will find:

• Milestones

• Things you can try at home

• Information on play development

• Teachable moments

• What to watch out for

If your child is not meeting one or more of the developmental milestones or if you are concerned about your child's speech and language development please contact us at:

1-888-503-8885

Milestones:

• Understands the concepts of size (big/little) and quantity (a lot, little, more)

• Uses some correct grammar e.g. "Two cookies," "Bird flying"

• Uses more than 350 words

• Uses action words e.g. run, fall

• Begins taking turns with other children using both toys and words

• Shows concern when another child is hurt or sad

• Puts consonant sounds at the start of most words

• Produces words with two or more syllables or beats e.g. ba-na-na, com-pu-ter

• Remembers and understands familiar stories

Things to try at home:

• Repeat what your child says and add one word (If child says "I see truck." You say, "I see a big truck.")

• Make play fun! Use your child's energy to practice following directions e.g. "Clap your hands." "Jump on the grass." "Crawl over the cushion." "Nod your head."

• Read interactive books together like lift the flap books, and touch and feel books

• Play pretend with your child! (Tea parties, firemen, cowboys, house).

• Describe things you see or feel (rough, soft, wet, sticky, heavy, empty, full, same, different, use colour words).

Play:

• Enjoys being around other children

• Likes to play dress-up and act out things he/she sees you do (get dressed, cook, brush hair, feed baby)

• Combines several actions in play e.g. feeds dolls then puts him/her to sleep

Teachable Moments:

• Listen to music and move around the room. Talk about your actions using words such as: spin, dance, jump, hop, skip, over, under, around.

• Craft-time! Create artwork together with paint, glue, crayons, craft sticks, and play doh. Describe what you and your child are making

Watch out for:

• A child not combining words together

• A child who is very difficult to understand, especially by familiar listeners

• A child who appears to be losing the ability to talk

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