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11-15 months
Baby understands simple words or questions without gestures from the
speaker such as "Where's mommy?" or "show me the dog." Baby begins exploring with
voice to match sounds and tries to duplicate human voices or loud noises.
15-18 months
Baby starts to answer questions and may use words and gestures to
support the answer. Baby understands that things have names and begins leaning nouns.
Body parts, toys. People in the family, pets ore an identified with a verbal round. The word
may not be enunciated distinctly but will be enunciated the same way each time. Baby
enjoys books and anticipates favorite parts. Baby may repeat lines of text or finish
sentences for the reader.
2 years
Now a toddler the child understands one to two step commands: Take your blanket to the couch. Go to the kitchen and set the table. Toddlers construct simple
sentences, usually with all the right words, but in the wrong order. "Me give it me" "Car
go bye-bye" "Me drink more." Vocabulary expands daily with words heard at home,
every day or from television. Toddlers may begin music and rhythm concepts and may
dance or move to song on the radio or television.
2 1/2 years
Toddlers at this age expand their exploration of music, singing songs and
nursery rhymes. Toddlers explain the noises around them, as if narrating for the listener.
"Doorbell (or phone ) ring" "Truck very loud" "Too loud."
3 Years
Language develops rapidly as complete sentences develop with adjectives and
verbs. The child can distinguish between loud and soft sounds (indoor and outdoor
voices) and can explain where a sound is coming from.
4 years
Pre-schoolers can express events according to a measure of time and can tell
about a series of events. Although the order of events may appear disconnected and out of
relationship with the current topic, a child's memory an be triggered by a person, sound
or other event. Stories are elaborate and contain many details. Multiple step directions are
easy to follow: "Go to your room and bring down the basket of clothes." "Put your bike
away and come in for dinner."
5 years
Children ready for kindergarten have well developed speech patterns. Adults and
children outside the family understand 5-year-olds, although a few words may be
mispronounced. Conversations are lengthy and can stay on a topic for several minutes.
Use of pronouns is more accurate (I/me). Gender references are usually correct,
although some kindergartners confuse Mr. and Mrs.
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