Developmental milestones for 2-3 years.

My son's school did an evaluation to his class in November, his teacher shared the survey and his result with us. I was surprised to see how many items there are and some of the things they can do at this age. Share it with the moms here and hopefully it might be useful to you too!

The children that got the evaluation were between 26 months to 38 months at that time. Handles scissors with some success and Recognizes written name were not evaluated for this semester, teacher will introduce scissors in the spring.

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The following is an evaluation of the goals for children in the two to three year old group. Each child develops at his/her own rate. This evaluation has been designed to give a broad overview of the child’s development of twelve months. It is not meant to be an absolute measurement of his/her own ability. It is also important to remember a child’s experience bas will reflect development as well. These developmental milestones are in accordance with the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) guidelines for two to three year old children. Since we have been accredited by NAEYC as a quality program, it is only suitable to use their developmentally appropriate milestones for this age group.


Gross Motor Development:
Walks and runs with ease
Stands on one foot
Walks up and down stairs
Tiptoes
Walks backward
Catches ball to body
Moves to music


Fine Motor Development:
Threads beads
Picks up smaller objects easily
Scribbles with marker or crayon
Imitates a horizontal crayon stroke
Handles scissors with some success
Puts together a 4-6 piece puzzle
Puts things together, pulls them apart


Cognitive Development:
Follows one and two step directions
Points to body parts upon request
Communicates in simple sentences
Understands positional words (on, under, beside)
Says first name
Names familiar people
Names animal sounds
Names environmental sounds
Recognizes written name
Counts 1-5 by rote
Sorts of color
Explores objects through touch
Labels, matches, and sorts objects
Moves around objects

Self-Help Development:
Can put on a jacket
Washes own hands
Is beginning to be responsible for personal items
Helps with clean-up
Uses a spoon and fork
Drinks with few spills
Indicates toilet needs
Does simple tasks when requested

Language and Communication:
Expresses needs
Imitates sounds
Has vocabulary of 200-6-- words
Increasingly uses pronouns
Describes objects by color and texture
Uses verbs to describe action
Asks questions
Answer correctly to questions requiring a yes, no, or one word answer
Retells a simple story
Answers questions relating to simple stories
Repeats simple sentences
Says “Please” and “Thank you”
Makes social conversation
Articulations are understandable 80% of the time
Responds to familiar voices
Responds to name
Responds to simple demands
Enjoy songs
Responds to and participates in finger plays
Enjoys being read to
Recites nursery rhymes
Turns pages in a book

Social and Emotional Development:
Engages in parallel or social play
Enjoys dramatizing (e.g. nurturing dolls or stuffed animals)
Has attention span of 5-10 minutes
Demonstrates signs of sympathy or guilt
Beginning to care for toys
Shows independence
Beginning to complete tasks
Is able to wait for turn at times
Is beginning to feel like part of a group
Awareness of others
Interacts with adults other than parents
Comforts self
Shows pride any empathy
Uses words and simple phrases to some feelings
Expresses emotions with increasing self-control
Follow simple social rules with reminders