Milestones by the End of 3 Years
Consider discussing with your child’s
physician if one or more of the following are observed:
qUnable
to kick ball
qUnable
to
walk on toes
qUnable
to
copy lines (up/down, side to side)
qUnable
to
name one color
qDoes not
play for 10-15 minutes at one activity (not TV) more than 1 time per day
qDoes not
understand most requests and most of what is said to him or her (1,000
words)
qDoes not
use a large variety of words (more than 500)
qDoes not
use phrases of 3 or more words (e.g. “I go bye-bye”, “more cookies please”)
qUnable
to
talk about events of the past
qUnable
to
ask and answer some ‘wh’
questions (‘who’, ‘what’, ‘where’)
qUnable
to
state whole name
qUnfamiliar
people
do not understand at least half of what he or she says
qConsistently
leaves
off the beginning sound of words (e.g. “at” for cat, “oggie” for
doggie)
qUnable
to
put on t-shirt and work on fasteners
qDoes not
self feed or has trouble chewing and/or swallowing
qExperiences
a
dramatic loss of skills he/she once had
A child in this age range would be
referred to the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE). For more information contact
your school
district’s special education
office. This information can be found by going to
your school district’s web site or by calling your local ECDC. In Central New York area, call 315-443-4444.
You may request that Little Lukes
coordinate the evaluation or provide services including
speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy or teacher services. Little Lukes
is a leading provider of Early Intervention and Preschool pediatric therapy services in
Central New York including Syracuse, Oswego and Watertown areas. This includes SCIS preschool classrooms within Little Lukes preschool sites, and therapy services provided in the home, preschool or childcare setting. Visit www.littlelukes.com
for information.