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3-4 years

Engages in episodic play 3 years
Uses possessives 3‐4 years
Uses irregular past tense (imperfect and preterit) 3‐4 years

Uses nega ves 3‐4 years
Answer simple WH‐ques ons (who, what, when, where) 3‐4 years

Generally speaks easily without effort in ini a ng sounds 3‐4 years
Speech is generally understood by all 3‐4 years
Begins to describe the use of objects 3‐4 years
Shares personal experiences ‐short personal narra ves 3‐4 years
Combines 4+ words 3‐4 years

4-5 years

Tells a story related to a topic 4‐5 years

Produces most consonant sounds present in language 4‐5 years
Uses the same grammar as family/home environment 4‐5 years

Follows 3‐step direc ons 4‐5 years
Uses adjec ves and descriptors in sentences 4‐5 years

6-7 years

Narra ves have a central point, climax, and resolu on 5‐7 years

Mastery of most consonants 6‐7 years
Tells and re‐tells stories in a logical order using complete 6‐7 years
sentences

7-9 years

Uses more complex sentence structures 7‐8 years

Can clarify and explain ideas when not understood 7‐8 years

Understands that words have synonyms, and mul ple
7‐9 years
meanings
Narra ves have complete episodes, including a se ng,
7‐9 years
reac on of characters, conflict, and resolu on

(Prath, 2015)
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