Skill Progression 30-33 months 33-36 months 36-42 months 42-48 months 48-54 months 54-60 months Participate in Participates in Listens for up to Follows meaning Takes 4 turns in a Raises hand to Communicates in conversations storytelling and 20 minutes in in conversation true conversation offer comment in group activities by with peers and book reading with one-on-one among numerous on a topic a group taking turns most adults adult situations with people of the time preferred books Follows a Interrupts and Participates in a Directs Begins to narrative and talks over others narrative conversation understand talks about it to give own ideas describing an primarily to peers humor; tries to in a group event and responds to tell jokes or make peers’ others laugh with conversation stories directed toward Talks to self but Understands May interrupt in Talks about him begins talking to meaning, even if conversations, another person’s peers rather than indirectly stated but beginning to likes, dislikes, and adults (e.g., “I need my understand taking point of view shoe” implies a turn in a group “Give me my shoe”) Still seeks out Seeks out peers adults for for conversations, conversations, rather than adults but prefers peers SKILL PROGRESSIONS FOR LDC GOAL 3 Children ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood. Skill Progression A: Answers questions Skill Progression B: Asks questions
Skill Progression 30-33 months 33-36 months 36-42 months 42-48 months 48-54 months 54-60 months Participate in conversations with peers and adults Participates in storytelling and book reading with adult Listens for up to 20 minutes in one-on-one situations with preferred books Follows meaning in conversation among numerous people Takes 4 turns in a true conversation on a topic Raises hand to offer comment in a group Communicates in group activities by taking turns most of the time Follows a narrative and talks about it Interrupts and talks over others to give own ideas in a group Participates in a narrative describing an event Directs conversation primarily to peers and responds to peers’ conversation directed toward him Begins to understand humor; tries to tell jokes or make others laugh with stories Talks to self but begins talking to peers rather than adults Understands meaning, even if indirectly stated (e.g., “I need my shoe” implies “Give me my shoe”) May interrupt in conversations, but beginning to understand taking a turn in a group Talks about another person’s likes, dislikes, and point of view Still seeks out adults for conversations, but prefers peers Seeks out peers for conversations, rather than adults SKILL PROGRESSIONS FOR LDC GOAL 3 Children ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood. Skill Progression A: Answers questions Skill Progression B: Asks questions