DEVELOPMENTAL CHECKLIST – 24 TO 36 MONTHS

DEVELOPMENTAL CHECKLIST – 24 TO 36 MONTHS
MOVEMENT

  • Climbs well (24-30 mos.)
  • Walks down stairs alone, placing both feet on each step (26-28 mos.)
  • Walks up stairs alternating feet with support (24-30 mos.)
  • Swings leg to kick ball (24-30 mos.)
  • Runs easily (24-26 mos.)
  • Pedals tricycle (30-36 mos.)
  • Bends over easily without falling (24-30 mos.)
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HAND AND FINGER SKILLS

     

  • Makes vertical, horizontal, circular strokes with pencil or crayon (30-36 mos.)
  • Turns book pages one at a time (24-30 mos.)
  • Builds a tower of more than 6 blocks (24-30 mos.)
  • Holds a pencil in writing position (30-36 mos.)
  • Screws and unscrews jar lids, nuts, and bolts (24-30 mos.)
  • Turns rotating handle (24-30 mos.)

LANGUAGE

  • Recognizes and identifies almost all common objects and pictures (26-32 mos.)
  • Understands most sentences (24-40 mos.)
  • Understands physical relationships (on, in, under) (30-36 mos.)
  • Can say name, age, and sex (30-36 mos.)
  • Uses pronouns (I, you, me, we, they) (24-30 mos.)
  • Strangers can understand most of words (30-36 mos.)

COGNITIVE

     

  • Makes mechanical toys work (30-36 mos.)
  • Matches an object in hand or room to a picture in a book (24-30 mos.)
  • Plays make-believe with dolls, animals, and people (24-36 mos.)
  • Sorts objects by color (30-36 mos.)
  • Completes puzzles with 3 or 4 pieces (24-36 mos.)
  • Understands concept of “two” (26-32 mos.)

SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL

  • Separates easily from parents (by 36 mo.)
  • Expresses a wide range of emotions (24-36 mos.)
  • Objects to major changes in routine (24-36 mos.)
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DEVELOPMENTAL RED FLAGS (24 TO 36 MONTHS)

  • Frequent falling and difficulty with stairs
  • Persistent drooling or very unclear speech
  • Inability to build a tower of more than 4 blocks
  • Difficulty manipulating small objects
  • Inability to copy a circle by 3 years old
  • Inability to communicate in short phrases
  • No involvement in pretend play
  • Failure to understand simple instructions
  • Little interest in other children
  • Extreme difficulty separating from primary caregiver

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