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Anticipates the results of actions with familiar toys or people

Uses names of family members

Repeats actions known to get a positive response (i.e., “Shows off”)

Persists in accomplishing complex tasks with support from adult

Shares joint attention on an object with an adult and takes turns

Resists control, says, “No.” ”Don’t”; throws temper tantrum to get own way; moves away from adult

Demonstrates parallel object play with another child (plays with same or similar toys, but not with another child)

Looks to adult before doing something out-of-bounds

Understands simple “right” and “wrong”

Demonstrates recognition that his action was not acceptable (showing guilt)

Throws temper tantrums to get own way

Recognizes other’s distress and pats, touches them

Shows guilt when reprimanded

Understands what adult wants and spontaneously offers object

Supine/Prone established

Approaches a small, low chair, turns and sits down

Stands, squats, stoops, and then moves back to stand

Creeps up stairs on hands and knees

Catches ball when rolled between his legs while sitting

Pushes and pulls toys around the house or yard

Takes quick short steps on level surfaces

Kicks ball while holding on for support

Skills combined into Reach/Grasp/Release

Reach: Beginning of two-handed reach, with one hand stabilizing

Uses tools such as a spoon, fork, comb, washcloth, etc.

Imitates adult’s scribbles

Grasp: Refined pincer grasp between tip of thumb to tip of index finger

Release (of tiny object): Precise release into small container with wrist extended

Makes dots on paper by banging marker

Holds and drinks from lidded cup using two hands

Once pants are over bottom, pushes pants off in sitting

Opens mouth for teeth to be brushed

Uses facial expressions, squatting to indicate need to eliminate

Suck-swallow-breathe pattern coordinated during a long drinking sequence

Feeds self with fingers

Eats coarsely chopped table foods, including chopped meats

Dips spoon in food and brings it to mouth; turns spoon to get contents in mouth

Uses well- coordinated diagonal rotary chew

No longer drools unless teething

Removes mittens

Holds out hands to be washed and dried

Holds head in position for combing

Sits on toilet for one minute when placed and supervised (May like sitting on the potty chair fully clothed)

Searches for objects named, but not present

Finds objects named from a group of different objects

Understands “where” questions (e.g., “Where is the blankie?")

Imitates actions of others

Makes verbal protests

Points to request information or an action

Responds to a yes/no question with head movement

Responds to “Where is” questions by pointing to a familiar object or person

Uses rising intonation to request information

Produces consonants /b, m, n, t, d, w/

Produces word approximations (e.g., “muh” for milk)

Often repeats same syllable (“wawa” for water)

Unintelligible except for a few words, mostly with consonant-vowel sequence

Uses social greetings

Cares for a doll or stuffed animal, covering it and taking it for a walk in a stroller; begins to vocalize toward the doll or stuffed animal or adult in dramatic play

Uses referential naming (word refers to specific thing): (e.g., The child’s cup, blanky, “Dada,” “Mama”)

Uses social words: (e.g., Says “Hi,” “Bye”; uses a version of “Thank you”)

Produces possessive my, mine

Turns inverted book upright

Sustains interest in named pictures for 2-5 minutes

Uses “book babble” (jargon sounds like reading)

Searches for favorite pictures in a book

Relates an object in a picture to something or someone in the real world

Names familiar objects in a book

Imitates adult’s scribbles

Scribbles vigorously

Makes animal sounds when looking at animal pictures

Puts objects on top of each other

Performs deferred imitation of actions of others (adults, siblings, peers)

Names pictures in books

Watches adults and anticipates their actions

Knows what adult wants them to do

May know an action is out-of- bounds, but decides to do it anyway

Shows intense interest in speech sounds and music

Sustains interest in pictures for 2 to 5 minutes

Actually dances with weight-shifting, not just bouncing

Makes random scribbles with crayon or marker using fisted grasp

Cares for doll (i.e. puts to bed, feeds, etc.)

Enjoys being around other children

Engages in doll play, recreating nurturing of parents

Participates with parent doing household routines (washing plastic dishes, wiping high chair table, etc.)

Shares toys with family, friends, and siblings

Knows all family members and friends, cautious with strangers

Says numbers 1,2 but with no meaning

Keeps track of quantities up to 3 (when they are moved out of sight)

Nests 3 round containers

Places one block on top of another

Dumps and fills

Time: Aware that certain events follow each other (nap, drink)

Aware of time sequences or activity sequences (i.e. night followed by day; socks on before shoes)

Notices patterns in carpets, shirts, etc. with pointing or words

Places objects into categories (blocks, animals, food)

Selects, discriminates, compares and sorts by color and shape or another feature (incorrect at times)

Places circle in puzzle

Stacks rings, though may not be in right order

Matches block shapes to build a tower of 3-4 blocks

Makes a detour to get to an object

Shifts body weight to walk on sloped surface

Shows categorization of function (object use)

Places objects in categories (animals, food, plants)