Listening & Understanding
- Understands & follows two stage commands (“Get your hat and put it in your bag”)
- Understands opposites such as hot / cold, stop / go, in / on and nice / yucky.
- Knows basic body parts (eg nose, eyes, foot, hand, mouth)
- Knows basic clothing items (eg shoes, shirt, hat etc)
- Understands me, my and your
- Talking
- Has a word for almost everything
- Uses 2-3 words when speaking
- Can ask for objects or direct your attention by naming them (eg cow!) or its attributes (eg Big!) or by commenting (wow!)
- Asks why questions
- Can say a range of speech sounds (eg p, b, m, t, d, n, h, w, ng)
- At least 50% of what the child says should be understood
Remember: This not a comprehensive list & does not replace assessment by a speech language pathologist. It should be used as a guide only
Download load the checklist and have it handy when you call Flourish Speech Pathology to discuss your child’s speech therapy needs: 2 to 3 years communication checklist
