Ryan's 3 Year Update

Every six months or so, I will document the things that the kids are able to do.

Here's Ry!

Cognitive Skills-
-Ryan can recognize most of the letters and numbers up to 10
-He can recite the entire alphabet and numbers up to 20 and from 10 backwards
-He knows most of his shapes and all of his colors
-He understands some attributes (big/little) and prepositions (in/out, on/off, under, behind, next to)
-He is able to match like items
-He can complete puzzles with up to 6 pieces
-He can identify familiar signs and labels (Hannaford's, Welcome, McD's)
-He explores cause and effect
-He has some problem solving skills
-He is starting to understand the concept of time, (yesterday, today, tomorrow, in a few days, later)
-He is aware of his own body space



Social/Emotional Skills-
-Although Ryan is still shy with some people, he warms up more quickly than before
-He is cooperative and listens to directions
-He is working on sharing, he does really well with it, sometimes
-He uses his manners most of the time
-He engages in pretend play


Speech and Language Skills-
-Ryan speaks very clearly-he's a chatter box
-He has a large receptive and expressive vocabulary-he's like a sponge, hears something once and knows it
-He can link multiple sentences together with six or more words
-He can tell a simple story in sequence, with prompting
-He asks, where and what
-He is able to answer some general knowledge questions (name and age)
-understands and can follow one-two step directions



Gross/Fine Motor Skills-
-He can draw a line and a circle and color
-He can run, jump, do a summersault, and climb
-He throws a ball with pretty good accuracy
-He can catch a large ball when thrown really slow
-He can stand on one foot (and sometimes hop on it)


Self-Help Skills-
-He is potty trained (1 and 2). Stays dry overnight 75% of the time.
-He washes his hands, but still needs help since he can't reach
-He can pull down his pants and take off his jacket and is also able to unzip

Also, Ryan weighs 34 lbs. and is 37 1/4 inches in height, which puts him at the 75th percentile for weight and 50the percentile for height.

Devin's update will be posted tomorrow. =0)