| Engages in pretend play with other people (eg, tea party, birthday party) |
5 |
18 – 30
mos.
|
| Runs well |
2 |
18 – 36
mos.
|
| Tries to help with household tasks |
2 |
18 – 33
mos.
|
| Understands “mine” |
2 |
18 – 36
mos.
|
| Walks up stairs with support, alternating feet |
4 |
18 – 36
mos.
|
| Asks parent to read a book |
1 |
24
mos.
|
| Begins to mask emotions for social etiquette |
1 |
24
mos.
|
| Climbs down from furniture without help |
2 |
24
mos.
|
| Completes sentences and rhymes in familiar books |
3 |
24 – 30
mos.
|
| Copies circle |
4 |
24 – 36
mos.
|
| Corrects you if you change a word in a familiar book |
1 |
24
mos.
|
| Follows two-step command |
5 |
24 – 36
mos.
|
| Gets excited when with other children |
2 |
24
mos.
|
| Has established a special attachment to a transitional object |
1 |
24
mos.
|
| Imitates activities of adults and older children (like swepping, talking on phone, food preparation) |
5 |
24 – 36
mos.
|
| Imitates circle |
2 |
24
mos.
|
| Imitates horizontal line |
2 |
24
mos.
|
| In response to, “Where is _____?”, points to object or animal in a book |
2 |
24
mos.
|
| Is understandable 50% of the time to unfamiliar listener |
2 |
24 – 30
mos.
|
| Jumps in place |
3 |
24 – 30
mos.
|
| Kicks ball without demonstration |
3 |
24 – 48
mos.
|
| Makes a single-line “train” of cubes |
1 |
24
mos.
|
| Matches objects to pictures |
1 |
24
mos.
|
| Might use one hand more than the other |
2 |
24
mos.
|
| Names three pictures |
2 |
24
mos.
|
| Parallel play |
3 |
24
mos.
|
| Plays with other children |
2 |
24 – 30
mos.
|
| Points to five pictures |
2 |
24
mos.
|
| Pulls off pants |
1 |
24
mos.
|
| Recognizes names of familiar objects |
1 |
24
mos.
|
| Recognizes names of familiar people |
1 |
24
mos.
|
| Refers to self by name |
1 |
24
mos.
|
| Refers to self with correct pronoun |
2 |
24 – 30
mos.
|
| Repeats words overheard in conversation |
2 |
24
mos.
|
| Separates easily from mom and dad |
3 |
24 – 36
mos.
|
| Shows more and more independence |
2 |
24
mos.
|
| Sorts colors |
3 |
24
mos.
|
| Sorts shapes |
3 |
24
mos.
|
| Speaks-three-word sentences |
3 |
24 – 36
mos.
|
| Speaks two-word sentence (noun with verb) |
4 |
24
mos.
|
| Stands on tiptoe |
2 |
24
mos.
|
| Sucks through a straw |
1 |
24
mos.
|
| Takes off clothes without buttons |
1 |
24
mos.
|
| Throws ball in specific direction |
5 |
24 – 48
mos.
|
| Throws ball overhand 10 feet |
5 |
24 – 48
mos.
|
| Throws overhand |
5 |
24 – 48
mos.
|
| Turns book pages one at a time |
2 |
24 – 36
mos.
|
| Turns door handle |
2 |
24 – 36
mos.
|
| Understands difference between "me" and "you" |
2 |
24
mos.
|
| Uses 50 words |
2 |
24
mos.
|
| Uses simple phrases |
1 |
24
mos.
|
| Uses telegraphic speech (eg. "Shoe on" or "Want juice") |
1 |
24
mos.
|
| Walks down stairs without support, putting both feet on each step |
2 |
24 – 48
mos.
|
| Begins to use pronouns (I, me, you) |
2 |
28 – 36
mos.
|
| Communicates to caregiver when needs to use toilet |
1 |
28
mos.
|
| Jumps from bottom step with one foot leading |
1 |
28
mos.
|
| Matches colors |
1 |
28
mos.
|
| Matches shapes |
1 |
28
mos.
|
| Names ten pictures |
2 |
28 – 36
mos.
|
| Puts on clothes with help |
2 |
28 – 30
mos.
|
| Repeats two digits |
1 |
28
mos.
|
| Strings large beads awkwardly |
1 |
28
mos.
|
| Turns paper pages (often several at once) |
1 |
28
mos.
|
| Understands “just one” |
1 |
28
mos.
|
| Unscrews jar lid |
2 |
28 – 36
mos.
|
| Walks backward 10 steps |
1 |
28
mos.
|
| Walks on toes after demonstration |
1 |
28
mos.
|
| Brushes teeth with assistance |
2 |
30
mos.
|
| Builds eight-cube tower |
4 |
30 – 48
mos.
|
| Dries hands after washing |
1 |
30
mos.
|
| Echolalia and jargoning gone |
1 |
30
mos.
|
| Engages in imaginitive, more complex pretend play that incorporates dolls, stuffed animals, or people |
3 |
30 – 36
mos.
|
| Has preference for certain peers (has friends) |
1 |
30
mos.
|
| Knows the correct action for a selected animal or person |
1 |
30
mos.
|
| Makes a “train” of cubes and includes a smoke stack |
1 |
30
mos.
|
| May get upset with major changes in routine |
2 |
30 – 36
mos.
|
| Names familiar objects by use |
2 |
30 – 36
mos.
|
| Points to six body parts |
1 |
30
mos.
|
| Points to small details in pictures |
1 |
30
mos.
|
| Puts things away |
1 |
30
mos.
|
| Replaces circle in form board after it has been turned around with little or no trial and error) |
1 |
30
mos.
|
| Stands with both feet on balance beam |
1 |
30
mos.
|
| Understands actions words: “playing... washing... blowing” |
1 |
30
mos.
|
| Understands at least two prepositions ("in", "on") |
1 |
30
mos.
|
| Walks with one foot on balance beam |
1 |
30
mos.
|
| Washes hands |
3 |
30 – 48
mos.
|
| Begins to take turns |
2 |
33 – 36
mos.
|
| Builds nine-cube tower |
1 |
33
mos.
|
| Enjoys being read to (short books) |
1 |
33
mos.
|
| Gives first and last name |
3 |
33 – 48
mos.
|
| Imitates cross |
1 |
33
mos.
|
| Is toilet trained during the daytime for both bowel and bladder |
2 |
33 – 36
mos.
|
| Points to body parts based on function (“What do you hear with?”) |
1 |
33
mos.
|
| Points to objects by use: “ride in ... put on feet ... write with” |
1 |
33
mos.
|
| Points to self in photos |
1 |
33
mos.
|
| Puts on coat unassisted |
1 |
33
mos.
|
| Puts six square pegs in pegboard |
1 |
33
mos.
|
| Rote counts to 3 |
1 |
33
mos.
|
| Sometimes uses past tense |
1 |
33
mos.
|
| Understands at least three prepositions |
2 |
33 – 36
mos.
|
| Understands simple adjectives eg. long/ short, big/small, dirty/wet |
2 |
33 – 36
mos.
|
| Walks swinging arms opposite of legs (synchronous gait) |
1 |
33
mos.
|