Milestoneunknown· 2.5y–3y

Can the child correctly use any of the...

Can the child correctly use any of the words "I," "you," "she," or "he" (e.g., "I go to store," or "He eats rice")?

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What the research says

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Normative evidence

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This milestone2.5y–3yCREDI0mo–3y012243648607284months
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What mastery looks like

Not yet

Cannot yet can the child correctly use any of the words "i," "you," "she," or "he" (e.g., "i go to store," or "he eats rice")?

  • No observable behavior matching this item
Emerging

Beginning to show can the child correctly use any of the words "i," "you," "she," or "he" (e.g., "i go to store," or "he eats rice")? with direct support

  • Requires prompting or physical assistance
Developing

Demonstrates can the child correctly use any of the words "i," "you," "she," or "he" (e.g., "i go to store," or "he eats rice")? inconsistently

  • Performs with mild support
  • Inconsistent across contexts
Secure

Consistently passes item across contexts

  • Reliably demonstrates without prompting
Reflexive

Masters item; demonstrates generalization

  • Applies skill spontaneously in novel situations

Activities for this (1)

social emotional2.2y–3.3y

Talk and Tell

Parent elicits expressive language to observe sentence length, question formation, pronoun use, singing, whispered speech, greeting, and conversational turn-taking. Covers seventeen language production milestones at 28-38mo.

Formal assessments

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