Strand B: Early learning experiences will support children to use language (expressive language). 0-6 months 6-12 months 12-18 months 18-24 months 24-36 months 3 to 4 years 4 to 5 years Vocabulary L.6.4 Use a L.12.3 Begin to L.18.3 Begin to L.24.4 Name familiar L.36.3 Use nouns L.48.3 Use accepted words L.60.4 Use an increasing variety variety of facial use word use words or objects and actions; and verbs to label for objects, actions and and specificity of accepted words expressions approximations conventional use commands (e.g., experiences, attributes encountered for objects, actions and attributes and sounds (e.g., gestures to possessives actions or events frequently in both real and encountered in both real and ”ma-ma” “no”), (e.g., cooing, or or communicate (e.g., or symbolic contexts symbolic contexts “da-da”) “mine”) babbling and conventional reactions (e.g., “ow”) L.36.4 Use some L.48.4 Use simple pronouns varied cries) to gestures (e.g., personal pronouns (e.g., I, me, you, mine, he, communicate waving, signing when referring to she) “more”) others (e.g., you, he, she) L.18.4 Has a 20+ L.24.5 Use new words L.36.5 May L.48.5 Begin to use some L.60.5 Use more complex words word vocabulary frequently to talk occasionally use words that are not a part learned through books and about familiar things more sophisticated of everyday conversational personal experiences (e.g., label or activities words than they speech but that are favorite shirt as chartreuse, or typically use in learned through books and know that a paleontologist studies conversational personal experiences (e.g., dinosaurs) speech but that gigantic, rapidly, frustrated, have been learned transportation, race or jog) through books and personal experiences (e.g., fast, angry, car, run) HELP 2-3: Expressive Vocabulary Strands and 2-4 A-B: Communicating with Others (Gesturally, Verbally) Items
Strand B: Early learning experiences will support children to use language (expressive language). 0-6 months 6-12 months 12-18 months 18-24 months 24-36 months 3 to 4 years 4 to 5 years Vocabulary L.6.4 Use a variety of facial expressions and sounds (e.g., cooing, babbling and varied cries) to communicate L.12.3 Begin to use word approximations (e.g., ”ma-ma” or “da-da”) or conventional gestures (e.g., waving, signing “more”) L.18.3 Begin to use words or conventional gestures to communicate L.24.4 Name familiar objects and actions; use commands (e.g., “no”), possessives (e.g., “mine”) or reactions (e.g., “ow”) L.36.3 Use nouns and verbs to label experiences, actions or events L.48.3 Use accepted words for objects, actions and attributes encountered frequently in both real and symbolic contexts L.60.4 Use an increasing variety and specificity of accepted words for objects, actions and attributes encountered in both real and symbolic contexts L.36.4 Use some personal pronouns when referring to others (e.g., you, he, she) L.48.4 Use simple pronouns (e.g., I, me, you, mine, he, she) L.18.4 Has a 20+ word vocabulary L.24.5 Use new words frequently to talk about familiar things or activities L.36.5 May occasionally use more sophisticated words than they typically use in conversational speech but that have been learned through books and personal experiences (e.g., fast, angry, car, run) L.48.5 Begin to use some words that are not a part of everyday conversational speech but that are learned through books and personal experiences (e.g., gigantic, rapidly, frustrated, transportation, race or jog) L.60.5 Use more complex words learned through books and personal experiences (e.g., label favorite shirt as chartreuse, or know that a paleontologist studies dinosaurs) HELP Strands and Items 2-3: Expressive Vocabulary 2-4 A-B: Communicating with Others (Gesturally, Verbally)
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