Skill Progression 30-33 months 33-36 months 36-42 months 42-48 months 48-54 months 54-60 months Respond to and Says own first and Uses “wh” Uses descriptive Names all Uses comparative Uses comparative use a growing last name questions vocabulary: primary colors terms (e.g., terms: Compares vocabulary (e.g., what, Names shapes longer, shorter) weight (e.g., lighter, where, who) (circle, square, heavier); names a triangle); names broad range of several colors; colors and names sizes; compares shades names textures; (e.g., uses kinship words lighter/darker); (sister, grandma) compares amounts (e.g., uses equal, less, fewer, more than) Uses gender Knows counting Infers meaning Names examples Uses terms Uses complex words words to 10 (may of words from in a category related to time directional and time be inaccurate) illustrations in (e.g., animals, (e.g., day/night, relational words a book fruits, before/after, (e.g., then, first, vegetables, early/late, next, forward, jobs, etc.) summer/winter, backward) etc.) Knows directional Names a circle Uses Knows more Uses word Names the category words (e.g., up, when asked environmental complex “money” and may when examples are down, out, in); “What shape is context to figure relational words know a few coins given (e.g., apple, uses differently this?” out meanings (e.g., in front of, pear, grape) than location of of words behind, beside) object
Skill Progression 30-33 months 33-36 months 36-42 months 42-48 months 48-54 months 54-60 months Respond to and use a growing vocabulary Says own first and last name Uses “wh” questions (e.g., what, where, who) Uses descriptive vocabulary: Names shapes (circle, square, triangle); names several colors; names sizes; names textures; uses kinship words (sister, grandma) Names all primary colors Uses comparative terms (e.g., longer, shorter) Uses comparative terms: Compares weight (e.g., lighter, heavier); names a broad range of colors and compares shades (e.g., lighter/darker); compares amounts (e.g., uses equal, less, fewer, more than) Uses gender words Knows counting words to 10 (may be inaccurate) Infers meaning of words from illustrations in a book Names examples in a category (e.g., animals, fruits, vegetables, jobs, etc.) Uses terms related to time (e.g., day/night, before/after, early/late, summer/winter, etc.) Uses complex directional and time relational words (e.g., then, first, next, forward, backward) Knows directional words (e.g., up, down, out, in); uses differently than location of object Names a circle when asked “What shape is this?” Uses environmental context to figure out meanings of words Knows more complex relational words (e.g., in front of, behind, beside) Uses word “money” and may know a few coins Names the category when examples are given (e.g., apple, pear, grape)
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