2-3 Year Milestones

By 30 months:

• Consistently uses 2-3 word phrases
• Uses “in” and “on”
• At least 50% of speech is understood by caregiver
• Follows 2-step unrelated directions, e.g. “give me the ball and go get your coat”
• Understands basic nouns and pronouns
• Understands “mine” and “yours”

By 36 months:

• Asks “what” and “where” questions
• Uses plurals, e.g. “dogs”
• Most speech is understood by caregiver
• Simple understanding of concepts including color, space, time
• Understands “why” questions
• Understands most simple sentences