Normal Speech/Language Development 
From Age 2 1/2 to 3 Years
Speech and language milestones are divided into three areas: language comprehension, language expression and speech.
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Language Comprehension |
Language Expression |
Speech |
| -identifies objects by use (what do we cut with?)
-understands prepositions "in, out, on, off " -understands some descriptive words "big, little, wet, dirty, fast, slow/' |
-uses 3 and 4 word sentences by age 3
-has vocabulary of at least 200-300 words -uses words like "because", "or", "if" -asks simple questions -uses possessives -uses negatives "won't, can't, don't" |
-uses "p,b,m,n,w,h,f,ng,y,k,g,t,d" |