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By Age One
Recognizes name
Says 2-3 words besides "mama/dada"
Imitates familiar words
Understands simple instructions
Recognizes words as symbols for objects:Car-points to garage, cat-meows
Activities to encourage your child's language
Respond to your child's coos, gurgles, and babbling
Talk to your child as you care for him/her throughout the day
Tell nursery rhymes and sing songs
Teach your child the names of everyday items and familiar people
Take your child with you to new places and situations
Play simple games such as "peek-a-boo" and "pat-a-cake"
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Between Three and Four
Can tell a story
Has a sentence length of 4-5 words
Has a vocabulary of nearly 1000 words
names at least one color
Understands "yesterday, summer, lunchtime, tonight, little/big"
Begins to obey requests like "put the block under the chair"
Knows his/her last name, and several nursery rhymes.
Activites to encourage language
Talk about how object are the same/different
Help your child to tell stories using books, pictures
Let your child play with other children
Read longer stories
Pay attention to your child when he's talking
Talk about places you've been or will be going
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Between One and Two
Understands "no"
Combines two words such as "daddy bye-bye"
Waves good-bye and plays pat-a-cake
Makes the "sounds "of familiar animals
Gives a toy when asked
Uses words such as "more" to make wants known
Points to his/her toes, eyes, and nose
Brings object from another room when asked
Activities to encourage language
Reward/encourage early efforts at saying new words
Talk to your baby about everything you're doing while you're with him
Talk simply, clearly, and slowly to your child
Talk about new situations before you go, while you're there, and again when you are home
Look at your child when he/she talks to you
Describe what your child is doing, feeling, hearing
Let your child listen to children's music
Praise your child's efforts to communicate
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Between Four and Five
Has sentence length of 4-5 words
Uses past tense correctly
Has a vocabulary of 1500 words
Points to colors red, blue, yellow, and green
Identifies triangles, circles, and squares
Understands "In the morning, next, noontime"
Can speak of imaginary conditions such as "I hope"
Asks many questions -who, why?
Activities to encourage language
Help your child sort object and things (animals, fruits)
Teach your child how to use the telephone
Let your child help you plan activities such as dinner
Continue talking with him about his interests
Read longer stories
Let him tell and make up stories for you
Show your pleasure when she comes to talk with you
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Between Two and Three
Identifies body parts
Carries on conversation with self and toys
Asks, what's that? and Where's my..
Uses 2-word negative phrases such as "no want"
Forms some plurals by adding "s" (books)
Has a 450 word vocabulary
Gives first name, holds up fingers to tell age
Combines nouns and verbs "mommy go"
Understands simple time concepts: last night, tomorrow
Refers to self as -me- rather than by name
Tries to get adult attention: watch me
Likes to hear same story repeated
May say "no" when means "yes"
Talks to other children as well as adults
solves problems by talking instead of hitting or crying
Answers "where" questions
Names common pictures and things
Uses short sentences like "me want more"
Matches 3-4 colors, knows big/little
Activites to encourage language
Repeat new words over and over
help your child listen and follow instruction by playing games
Take your child on trips and talk about what you see before, during and after the trip (park, store)
let your child tell you answers to simple questions
Read books every day, perhaps at bedtime
Listen attentively as your child talks to you
Describe what you are doing, planning, thinking
Have the child deliver simple messages for you
Carry on conversations with your child
Ask questions to get your child to think and talk
Show you understand what they he/she say by answering, smiling
Expand what your child says. If he says, "more juice" you say "Joe want more juice"
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Between Five and Six
Has a sentence length of 5-6 words
Has a vocabulary of approx. 2000 words
Defines objects by their use and what object are made of
Knows spatial relations, 'on top, behind, far, near'
Knows her address
Identifies a penny, nickel, dime
Knows common opposites like big/little
Understands same/different
Counts ten objects
Asks questions for information
Distinguished left/right hand in herself
Uses all types of sentences
Activites to encourage language
Praise your child when she talks about her feelings, thoughts, fears
Comment on what you did
Sing songs with your child
Continue to read
Talk with him as you would an adult
Look at family photos and talk about family
Listen to your child when she/he talks to you
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