1.5-2 years
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Comprehends 300 words
- Listens to simple stories
- Responds to yes/no question
- Uses 50 words
- Names familiar objects
- Says name on request
- Combines two words into a phrase
2-2.5 years
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Comprehends 500 words
- Listens to a 5-10 minute story
- Carries out series of 2 related commands
- Identifies Action Pictures
- Uses 200 words
- Names 2 numbers correctly
- Answers simple what and where questions
2.5-3 years
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Comprehends 900 words
- Listens to 20 minute story
- Knows concepts such as; in, on, under, big, little.
- Matches colors
- Uses 500 words
- Answers simple who, what, where, how many questions
- Can ask simple questions
- Repeats sentence of 6-7 syllables
- Uses pronouns I, me, you, mine
3-3.5 years
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Comprehends 1200 words
- Knows in front of and behind
- Identifies circle and square
- Uses 800 words
- Irregular plural forms emerging
- Regular plural forms are consistent
- Mean length of response is 4.3 words
3.5-4.0 years
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Comprehends 1500-2000 words
- Recognizes one color
- Uses 1000-1500 words
- Can do simple analogies
- Tells two events in order of sequence
- Answers " what if " questions
- Possessive "s" consistent
- Mean length of response 4.4 words
4.5-5 years
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Comprehends 2500-2800 words
- Points to red, yellow, green, and blue on command
- Uses 1500-2000 words
- Answers simple "when" questions
- Mean length of response 5.7 words
- Combines five to eight words in sentences
- Tells long story accurately
- Counts 10 objects
- Can name first, middle, last
- Repeats days of week in sequence
5-6 years
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Comprehends 13,000 words
- Can answer "what happens if" questions
- Understands "opposite of"
- All pronouns used consistently
- Mean length of response is 6.6 words
6-7 years
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Comprehends 20,000 - 26,000 words
- Mean length of response is 7.3 words
- Understands seasons of the year
- Can write full name with no model
- Forms letters from left to right
- Reversals-inversions are common
- Prints alphabet and numerals from printed model
- Understands basic addition and subtraction
- Continues to refine syntax
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