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2 YEARS: By age two, words should be combined into two and three-word phrases and sentences, such as "more milk", "all gone", "my turn". The child also understands "where is mommy/daddy?" and simple directions such as, "get your coat". Two year olds understand more words than they can speak. A two-year-old understands approximately 300 words.
3 YEARS: A three-year-old can follow simple directions such as, “time to take a bath,” "tell him your name.” She can also put an object in, under, or on top of a table when asked. She can also answer simple questions about objects such as “which one is bigger?” By age three a child understands approximately 900 words and speaks 200 words clearly.
4 YEARS: A four-year-old can follow two-step directions such as "close the book and give it to me". She also knows her first and last name, can answer reasoning questions such as, "What do we do when we're cold?", and can tell a short story such as, "two kids played ball." Sentences are usually 4 to 5 words long. By four a child is giving directions such as "put my shoes on" and asking many questions. A four-year-old understands 1500-2000 words and can use the following pronouns: he, she, you, me, I, mine.
My mahal could have kicked that speech therapist in the neck because he was so pissed off at what she was telling us when AJ was between 2-3yrs old. She said he should be saying 2 word phrases (noun-verb combo or noun-adjective: example mommy pretty) prior to the evaluation ..then she said he actually should be working on longer phrases with 3 to 4 words. AJ was a pretty quiet kid so when the speech therapist asked me how many words does he understand and how many words does he actually say ... my response,"i dunno."
Speech therapist: "Your child's expressive language use is currently at the 9-12 month level and his comprehension is at the 18-24 month level"
Mama Rosie practiced a 3 word sentence the whole day. AJ's 3 word sentence: "I DID IT!"
If I see that speech therapist, I'm gonna kick her in the neck.
