Thursday, January 21, 2021 |
By 24 months
The skills listed below mark children's progress as they learn to communicate and gain speech and language abilities. If your child is not meeting one or more of these milestones or if you have concerns about your childs communication development, please contact us or come to a drop-in to meet with a Speech-Language Pathologist.
By 24 months of age, most children will:
- follow two-step directions (e.g. "Go find your teddy bear and show it to Grandma")
- use 100-150 words
- use at least two pronouns (e.g. "you", "me", "mine")
- consistently combine 2 to 4 words in short phrases (e.g. "Daddy hat", "truck go down")
- enjoy being around other children
- begin to offer toys to peers and imitate other children's actions and words
- use words that are understood by others 50% to 60% of the time
- form words/sounds easily and effortlessly
- hold books the right way up and turns pages
- "read" to stuffed animals or toys
- scribble with crayons
