Developmental Milestones Chart : 4 Years

Hearing/Speech and Language

Receptive Ability:

  • Can answer 'what', 'where' questions

  • 🚩 Does not follow 3 step command

Expressive Ability:

  • Uses correct grammar in speech

  • Uses pronouns (I, you), plurals, prepositions

  • Knows 4 colours 

  • Counts to 4

  • 🚩 Cannot retell a favourite story

  • 🚩 Speaks unclearly

Socio-Emotional Skills

  • Acts out roles in a scenario when playing

  • Dresses with very little help

  • 🚩 Shows no interest in interactive games or using imagination when playing

  • 🚩 Ignores other children or does not respond to people outside the family

Gross Motor Skills

  • Hops on 1 foot

  • Has skills in ball games - throw, catch, bounce

Fine Motor Skills

  • Copies a square

  • Builds tower of 12 blocks

  • 🚩 Unable to copy a circle