The following are stages of language development for toddlers - ranging in age from 2 to 2 1/2 years of age.

Receptive

• Comprehend 800 words
  
• Comprehend  more complex commands (e.g. run fast, under, on, over, here, jump)
• Comprehends turn taking
• Shows interest in 'why' and 'how'
• Comprehends most common adjectives

Expressive

• Begins to use verb contraction
  
• Dysfluencies are common
  
• Rapid vocabulary expansion (900 words)
  
• Uses simple sentences
  
• Increase in Grammatical Skills (simple past tense, present progressive verb form, plurals, possessives, adjectives, prepositional phrases)
• Asks questions
• Tells about immediate experiences
• Can ID objects by name and use
• Knows a few rhymes
• Can repeat 3 digits
• 90% of speech understandable