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6 MONTHS
- Turns his head to parent's voice, even if
across the room
- Babbles using single and repetitive syllables
- Uses his whole hand to obtain objects
- Transfers objects from one hand to another
- When lying on stomach, supports self on arms
and lifts head and chest strongly
- Rolls over tummy to back and back to tummy
- Sits with assistance or may sit alone
- Smiles, laughs, and squeals
12 MONTHS
- Babbling sounds like talking to express
moods, demand attention, or refer to objects
- Uses "mama" and "dada"
and maybe 2-3 other words
- Understands "no"
- Responds to simple commands, e.g. "Give
it to mommy."
- Recognizes own name and turns to speaker when
hearing it
- Uses thumb and forefinger to grasp items
- Crawls well
- Stands alone for a few seconds
- Pulls self up to a standing position
- May begin to walk without help
- Seeks and finds hidden toys easily
18 MONTHS
- Uses 6-20+ words
- Recognizes pictures of familiar persons and
objects
- Uses words to make wants known, such as
"more"
- "Talks" to self while playing
- Points to 2-3 body parts on self or a doll
- Scribbles with a crayon on paper
- Pushes and pulls objects
- Walks without help
- Climbs into a large chair, rotates body, and
sits
- Drinks from a cup
- Removes shoes, socks, cap
- Imitates familiar actions, such as sweeping
the floor
2 YEARS
- Has a vocabulary of several hundred words,
including names of toys and things in the house
- Asks for things he wants such as a toy or
food
- Uses phrases or sentences of two or three
words
- Responds to questions such as "What is
your name?"
- Speech is at least half understandable
- Builds a tower of 4-6 blocks
- Imitates a vertical line with a crayon on
paper
- Runs more than walks
- Can climb stairs using both feet on one step
- Can throw and kick a ball
3 YEARS
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Speaks in sentences of three to five words, uses about 250 words,
understands about 2,000 words
- Knows
at least one primary color
- Can
follow a one-step direction, e.g. "Put on your coat."
- Can
stay with an activity from three to five minutes
- Rides
a tricycle
- Can
throw a ball, catch a large ball, and kick a ball forward
- Washes
hands by herself
- Can
dress and undress herself
- Can
jump with both feet
- Can
count to five
- Sings
the alphabet song - or at least part of it
4 YEARS
- Asks many questions
- Uses fairly complex sentences
- Can count to ten and sing the alphabet
- Can crudely copy some shapes and letters
- Knows colors and shapes. Can sort items
by size, color, shape, and similarity
- Understands concepts: tallest, biggest,
same, more, on, in, under, above, behind, before, after
- Can attend to an activity for 10 to 15
minutes
- Hops on one foot
- Cuts paper along a line with a scissors
5 YEARS
- Understands approximately 13,000 words
- Able to memorize address and phone number
- Knows books are read from left to right
- Can sort objects by size: little to big
- Can draw pictures that represent people,
animals, and objects
- Can count to 20
- Can follow a series of instructions
- Skips and gallops
- Can copy simple shapes and designs
- Cuts on a line with scissors
- May be able to identify some letters and
numbers
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