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By 5 + 5 1/2 Years - Ages and Stages
The developmental milestones listed below mark the progress of young children as they learn to communicate and develop their speech and language skills.
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Follows group instructions e.g. "All
the girls get your coats on"
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Describes past, present and future
events in detail
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Wants to please friends and family
members
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Shows increasing independence e.g.
Wants to help with household chores
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Knows all the letters of the
alphabet
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Uses almost all sounds with few to
no errors
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Knows basic colours
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Knows the concept of "three"- "Give
me three forks."
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Understands directions involving
"if…then" e.g. "If you're wearing runners, then line up
for gym."
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Identifies the sounds at the
beginning of some words e.g. "Pop starts with the 'puh'
sound."
Milestones by 5 ½ years:
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Talks easily with other children and
adults and is understood
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Understands spatial relationships,
on top of, under, behind, in front of, etc.
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Explains concepts using words e.g.
"What is a cup?" "What is a car?"
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Understands many descriptive words
e.g. long/short, soft/hard
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Follows group directions e.g. "All
the boys go get a toy"
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Understands directions involving
"if…then" e.g. "If you are wearing runners, then line up
for gym"
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Describes and can retell past,
present, and future events in detail
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Seeks to please his or her friends
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Shows increasing independence in
friendships
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Uses almost all the sounds of his or
her language with few to no errors
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Uses complete sentences with good
grammatical structure
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Is learning the meaning of and is
using several new words every week (in spoken language)
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Can recall a brief story that
has just been heard
Things to try at home:
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Play simple board/card games
(Checkers, Snap, Tic Tac Toe)
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Let your child make up stories to
tell or act out for you
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Talk about what's happening in your
life using words like yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
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Let your child dress up like you and
play grown up
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Ask your child to tell you about
his/her day e.g. "What was the activity today?" "Did you
paint or colour today?" "What story did you hear today?"
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Talk about numbers and the quantity
of objects using words like a lot/a little, more/less,
one/many.
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Use new and more complex words like
before/after, rough/smooth, easy/difficult, and
between/beside.
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Ask your child to help set the
table, sort laundry or bake cookies. Give instructions
and see if your child can tell you the steps
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Involve your child in jobs around
the house- children love to help
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Have your child help bake. Talk
about the amounts you measure, what order the
ingredients are added, and how long your treat will bake
for
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When playing, ask your child
thinking questions, such as "Why?" "How?"
"What if…?"
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When reading books together, ask
your child to predict what will happen next
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