Three Years (36 - 47 months)

Gross Motor

1. Stands on 1 foot momentarily-- stands on one foot (42-44 mo. 5 sec, 45-46 mo. >5 sec) (1, 3, 6)
2. Romberg position 15 sec (8)
3. Hops on 1 foot 3 times (47 – 48 mo.) (3, 4)
4. Tiptoes 9 feet (1, 4)
5. Up stairs 1 foot per tread, no support, down 2 steps per tread no support (35-36 mo.) (3, 4, 8, 9)
6. Climbs 3 rungs (4)
7. Squats (21 mo.) (4, 5, 8)
8. Weight shifts in throwing (4)

Bilateral Integration

1. Walks swinging arm with opposite leg (4, 8)
2. Pedals tricycle (4)
3. Catches large ball, arms extended (3)

Fine Motor

1. May shift handedness
2. Winds toy (4)
3. Turns doorknob, forearm rotation (3, 4)
4. Cuts 6" paper in two (37-38 mo.) (3, 4, 9)
5. Isolates thumb from fist in imitation (1, 4)
6. Supination emerges in grasp of spoon and fork (4)
7. Strings ½ inch beads (3, 4)
8. Ten pellets into bottle in 30 seconds (3, 4, 6)
9. Puts together simple puzzles (24 mo.) (1, 4, 5, 8)
10. Builds tower of 9 - 10 blocks or more (1, 3, 4, 6, 8)
11. Imitates 3 cube bridge (1, 3, 4, 6, 8)
12. Fist grasp on pencil to Static tripod grasp (1, 4)
13. Copies horizontal line, circle, vertical line (2, 3, 4, 6)
14. Copies a cross (41-42 mo.) (1, 3, 11)
15. Imitates X, traces line (3 ½) (1, 6)
16. Draws a person (8)

Visual Perception

1. Reacts to entire stimulus rather than label separate parts
2. Picks longer line, 3 of 3 times (4)
3. Matches and recognizes primary colors and sizes grossly (big, little, long, short) (4, 6, 9)
4. Recognizes 2 colors named (3 ½ year) (4)
5. Sorts according to shape, size, and length (4, 7, 9)

Sensory Development

1. Tactile with vision occluded, matches grossly different textures (sandpaper, satin) (1, 4)
2. Finger localization beginning (8)
3. Matches through tactile cues: hot/cold; wet/dry; circular, triangular and rectangular; short/long (1
4. Stereognosis (3 ½ years) (1, 4, 8)

Self-Care

Dressing

1. Dresses and undresses with supervision (3-5 years) (1, 4, 6)
2. Undresses independently and rapidly (4)
3. Needs assistance to remove over-the head shirt (4)
4. Puts on pants, sweater, or dress (4)
5. Puts on over the head shirt with minimal assistance (4)
6. Needs help with buttons, progresses to doing 3 large buttons (4, 9)
7. Able to unbutton clothes (3 ½) (1, 4, 9)
8. Closes 2 of 3 front snaps (1, 4)
9. Zips and unzips jacket once on track (4)
10. Unfastens buckle (4)
11. Puts socks on completely (3 ½) (4)
12. Laces shoe (3, 4, 9)
13. Knows left and right shoe (3 ½) (4)
14. Hangs clothes on a hook (4)

Hygiene

1. Puts toothpaste on brush and wets (4)
2. Turns water faucet on and off

Feeding

1. Can feed with little or no spilling (4, 9)
2. Holds the fork with a fist (4)
3. Spreads with a knife (4)
4. Drinks from water fountain when turned on by adult (4)
5. Drinks from cup with one hand (15 mo.) (5)
6. Can pour from pitcher into cup if not too heavy (4)

Toileting

1. Toilets independently (4, 6, 9)

Cognition:

1. Completes 10% of task with very little attention (3 ½) (4)
2. Attends to task without supervision for 5 minutes (3 ½) (4)
3. Picks longer of two lines (3 ½ years)
4. Answers "What do you do when cold? Tired? Hungry?" (6, 8)
5. Locates big, bigger, biggest, small, smaller, smallest (36-42 mo.) (1, 8, 9, 11)

Self Identification

1. Tells own age (4, 6, 9)
2. Names siblings (4)
3. Categorizes family members in correct sex group (4, 6, 9)

Body Scheme

1. Knows front, back, side of self (6)
2. Knows chin, neck, forearm
3. Incomplete man 1-2 parts

Social Skills

1. Plays games with another person (1, 4, 7)
2. Performs new activities when required and voluntarily (4, 9)
3. Tries again if a recovery period has elapsed
4. Sits quietly for one minute when listening to stories, music
5. Takes turns in game activity 25-50% of activity (4, 6, 9)
   

Play

1. Plays spontaneously with other children (1, 4, 9)
2. Selects with whom child will play (6)
3. Plays best with one other child outdoors on play equipment (ladder, swing, trapeze swing) for 20 – 30 minutes (4)
4. Shares toys for short periods (4, 7, 9)
5. Takes turns (4, 6, 7, 9)

Expressive Language

1. Names one color
2. Counts orally to 3

Receptive Language

1. Identifies pictures of chair, auto, fork, box, key, flag (4)
2. Identifies big/little – some errors (4)
3. Under, at, behind, on – 2 correct (4)
4. Answers questions: what, where, who, why, how (4)

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