Developmental Milestones Chart : 3 Years

Hearing/Speech and Language

Receptive Ability:

  • Follows 3 step command e.g. put down the bottle, come here and eat

  • 🚩 Does not follow 2 step command

Expressive Ability

  • Says 3-4 word phrases

  • Knows name, age, gender

  • Knows verbs and adjectives

  • Identifies shapes 

  • Counts to 3 

  • Matches colours 

  • 🚩 No 3 word phrase

Socio-Emotional Skills

  • Shares ideas and toys, able to take turns

  • Names friends

  • Toilet-trained

  • 🚩 Plays alone and does not use imagination when playing

Gross Motor Skills

  • Walks up and down stairs with alternate feet

  • Pedals tricycle

  • Stands on 1 foot for 3 secs

    • 🚩 Does not run or jump

Fine Motor Skills

  • Copies a circle (2.5-3 years)

  • Copies a cross (3.5 years)

  • Builds a tower of 9 blocks

  • 🚩 Does not copy vertical line