Skill Progression 30-33 months 33-36 months 36-42 months 42-48 months 48-54 months 54-60 months Use of narrative Acts out multiple Dresses up to Plays with Cooperates in Creates stories Creates elaborate skills to describe action sequences represent miniatures, such as coordinated with drawings, stories with peers with dolls or characters and a doll-house, dramatic play, constructions for dramatic play action figures; uses props in garage, school creating a of sand, clay, talks to or for the dramatic play house, etc. to act narrative with a blocks, etc. dolls or figures out familiar complex theme Talks about how sequences; or story characters feel provides a narrative to actions Talks about a Acts out several Discusses what Builds structures Negotiates roles Performs plays theme, with familiar events in props are needed with blocks and in dramatic play for adults objects or actions dramatic play and what should adds props to act and may switch mentioned (feeding the baby, happen next in the out stories or roles to play relating to the reading to baby, play; dialogue is scenes different parts theme (e.g., putting baby to interactive “Baby eating. bed) with Baby likes complex apples.”) commentary Talks using a Includes peers Spontaneously Dictates stories in series of in play builds on appropriate unrelated another’s narrative Produces dialogue sentences dialogue and sequence, with in narrative actions characters, dramatic play, unorganized plot, with the and dialogue sentences building upon each other
Skill Progression 30-33 months 33-36 months 36-42 months 42-48 months 48-54 months 54-60 months Use of narrative skills to describe Acts out multiple action sequences with dolls or action figures; talks to or for the dolls or figures Dresses up to represent characters and uses props in dramatic play Plays with miniatures, such as a doll-house, garage, school house, etc. to act out familiar sequences; provides a narrative to actions Cooperates in coordinated dramatic play, creating a narrative with a complex theme or story Creates stories with drawings, constructions of sand, clay, blocks, etc. Creates elaborate stories with peers for dramatic play Talks about how characters feel Talks about a theme, with objects or actions mentioned relating to the theme (e.g., “Baby eating. Baby likes apples.”) Acts out several familiar events in dramatic play (feeding the baby, reading to baby, putting baby to bed) with complex commentary Discusses what props are needed and what should happen next in the play; dialogue is interactive Builds structures with blocks and adds props to act out stories or scenes Negotiates roles in dramatic play and may switch roles to play different parts Performs plays for adults Talks using a series of unrelated sentences Includes peers in play Spontaneously builds on another’s dialogue and actions Dictates stories in appropriate narrative sequence, with characters, unorganized plot, and dialogue Produces dialogue in narrative dramatic play, with the sentences building upon each other
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