Skill Progression 30-33 months 33-36 months 36- 42 months 42 -48 months 48-54 months 54-60 months Use most Produces the Produces the Produces the Produces the Produces the Produces grammatical following following following following following indefinite constructions morphemes: morphemes: morphemes: morphemes: morphemes: negatives, of home Irregular past Uncontractible Articles (a, the) Articles Contractible including nothing, language well tense (e.g., copula (“Who’s Third person Irregular past auxiliary verbs nobody, and no “came,” “went”) here? I am.”) regular verbs tense (“they’re one Regular past tense (“he goes”, “she Regular past coming”) (e.g., “jumped”) eats”) tense Contractible Third person Starts a sentence Produces complex Produces all types copula use regular verbs with and, because sentences of simple and of is (“here’s Contracted or so (e.g., “And I (combines complex the ball”) copula runned.”) independent clause sentences Uncontractible Irregular third and dependent auxiliary (“He is” person singular clause) such as “I in response to verbs (“she has” have the game that question, “Who “she does”) you gave me.” is…?”) Uses to as a Produces preposition to compound indicate direction sentences (two or toward (“giving it more independent to the baby”) clauses or simple sentences combined by and, but, or) such as “I ate and I went to bed.”
Skill Progression 30-33 months 33-36 months 36- 42 months 42 -48 months 48-54 months 54-60 months Use most grammatical constructions of home language well Produces the following morphemes: Irregular past tense (e.g., “came,” “went”) Regular past tense (e.g., “jumped”) Produces the following morphemes: Uncontractible copula (“Who’s here? I am.”) Produces the following morphemes: Articles (a, the) Third person regular verbs (“he goes”, “she eats”) Contractible copula use of is (“here’s the ball”) Uncontractible auxiliary (“He is” in response to question, “Who is…?”) Produces the following morphemes: Articles Irregular past tense Regular past tense Third person regular verbs Contracted copula Irregular third person singular verbs (“she has” “she does”) Produces the following morphemes: Contractible auxiliary verbs (“they’re coming”) Produces indefinite negatives, including nothing, nobody, and no one Starts a sentence with and, because or so (e.g., “And I runned.”) Produces complex sentences (combines independent clause and dependent clause) such as “I have the game that you gave me.” Produces all types of simple and complex sentences Uses to as a preposition to indicate direction toward (“giving it to the baby”) Produces compound sentences (two or more independent clauses or simple sentences combined by and, but, or) such as “I ate and I went to bed.”
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