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Understands most simple questions dealing with his environment and activities

Relates his experiences so that they can be followed with reason

Able to reason out such questions as "what must you do when you are sleepy, hungry, cool, or thirsty?"

Should be able to give his sex, name, age

Should not be expected to answer all questions even though he understands what is expected

Knows names of familiar animals

Can use at least four prepositions or can demonstrate his understanding of their

meaning when given commands

Names common objects in picture books or magazines

Knows one or more colors

Can repeat 4 digits when they are given slowly

Can usually repeat words of four syllables

Demonstrates understanding of over and under

Months

Has most vowels and diphthongs and the consonants p, b, m, w, n well established

Often indulges in make-believe

Extensive verbalization as he carries out activities

Understands such concepts as longer, larger, when a contrast is presented

Readily follows simple commands even thought the stimulus objects are not in sight

Much repetition of words, phrases, syllables, and even sounds

Can use many descriptive words spontaneously-both adjectives and adverbs

Knows common opposites: big-little, hard-soft, heave-light, etc

Has number concepts of 4 or more

Can count to ten

Speech should be completely intelligible, in spite of articulation problems

Should have all vowels and the consonants, m,p,b,h,w,k,g,t,d,n,ng,y (yellow)

Should be able to repeat sentences as long as nine words

Months

Should be able to define common objects in terms of use (hat, shoe, chair)

Should be able to follow three commands given without interruptions

Should know his age

Should have simple time concepts: morning, afternoon, night, day, later, after, while

Tomorrow, yesterday, today

Should be using fairly long sentences and should use some compound and some

complex sentences

Speech on the whole should be grammatically correct

In addition to the above consonants these should be mastered: f, v, sh, zh, th,1

He should have concepts of 7

Years

Speech should be completely intelligible and socially useful

Should be able to tell one a rather connected story about a picture, seeing relationships

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