Age Hearing or Understanding Talking or Signing
30 to 48 Months
  • Does your child understand conversation easily?
  • Does your child hear you when you call from another room?
  • Does your child hear television or radio at the same loudness level as other members of the family?
  • Does your child understand differences in meaning ("go-stop;" "the car pushed the truck-the truck pushed the car")?
  • Can your child point to pictures in a book upon hearing them named?
  • Does your child notice sounds (dog barking, telephone ringing, television sound, knocking at door and so on)?
  • Can your child follow two requests ("get the ball and put it on the table")?
  • Does your child say most sounds, except perhaps "r"," "l, "th", and "s"?
  • Does your child usually talk easily without repeating syllables or words?
  • Does your child use 200-300 words/signs?
  • Does your child use 2-3 word/sign sentences?
  • Does your child ask lots of "why" and "what" questions?
  • Has your child's jargon and repeating disappeared?
  • Does your child like to name things?