8/2/11

Speech & Language of the Three-Year Old

At age three, your child....
  • can match primary colors, and name one color.
  • knows night and day.
  • understands "yesterday," "summer," "lunchtime," "tonight," and "little-big."
  • begins to obey prepositional phrases like, "put the block under the chair."
  • uses words to relate observations, concepts, ideas, and relationships.
  • frequently practices by talking to himself.
  • knows his or her last name, sex, name of street on which he/she lives and several nursery rhymes.
  • can tell a story or relay an idea to someone.
  • has a sentence length of 3-4 words.
  • has a vocabulary of nearly 1,000 words.
  • can produce consistently m, n, ng, p, f, h, and w.
  • may repeat sounds, words or phrases, which is perfectly normal at this age.
  • can draw a circle and vertical line.
  • can sing songs.
  • expresses fatigue verbally.
  • can stay with one activity 8 or 9 minutes.
  • asks "what" questions frequently.
You can stimulate your three-year-olds speech and language by...
  • continuing to extend his conversation.
  • using words he has trouble with frequently in your speech.
  • teaching your child relationships of words, objects, and ideas.
  • talking about similarities or differences between things.
  • encouraging your child to tell stories using books and pictures.
  • letting your child play with other children.
  • reading longer stories to your child.
  • paying attention to your child when he's talking - remembering that repeating words and sounds is normal during this period of growth.

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