Milestoneunknown· 3y–6y

Communicates needs understandably to adults and peers

Can child communicate his/her own needs and what s/he wants in a way understandable to adults and peers?

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What the research says

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Normative evidence

1 source back this milestone. The bars below show the age range each source covers.

This milestone3y–6yMELQO4y–6y012243648607284months
Milestone windowNormative study
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What mastery looks like

Not yet

Cannot yet communicates needs understandably to adults and peers

  • No observable behavior matching this item
Emerging

Beginning to show communicates needs understandably to adults and peers with direct support

  • Requires prompting or physical assistance
Developing

Demonstrates communicates needs understandably to adults and peers inconsistently

  • Performs with mild support
  • Inconsistent across contexts
Secure

Consistently demonstrates across contexts

  • Reliably demonstrates without prompting
Reflexive

Masters item; demonstrates generalization

  • Applies skill spontaneously in novel situations

Activities for this (1)

Thinking2.8y–6.2y

Letters, Words, and Stories

Parent observes ten early literacy and numeracy readiness milestones from MELQO and ECDI at 36-72mo: interest in print, communication clarity, naming categories, beginning sounds, alphabet knowledge, name writing, listening comprehension, story answering, reading familiar words, and knowing number symbols 1-10.

Formal assessments

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