Words On A Wednesday

I know i've mentioned it before, but Miss J.R has her 3 year check this thursday and it made me think. Would they ask if she could read any words?

Are children supposed to be able to read any words at this age?

So I thought i'd give it a go, using flash cards. See if she could not so much read, but recognise any words I gave her.

I'm pretty sure she can recognise her name, since she puts her name card in the box at school everyday. After 10 minutes of this word play, and she remembers "milk". Nothing else. But i'm sure that's fine, since her speech is great.