Language+Development-four+year+old

[|Language] ( Information taken from //www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/speechand**language**.html)//


 * 4 - 5 years**
 * Understands spatial concepts such as "behind," "next to."
 * understands complex questions.
 * Speech is understandable but makes mistakes pronouncing long, difficult, or complex words such as "hippopotamus."
 * Says about 200 - 300 different words.
 * Uses some irregular past tense verbs such as "ran," "fell."
 * Describes how to do things such as painting a picture.
 * Defines words.
 * Lists items that belong in a category such as animals, vehicles, etc.
 * Answers "why" question

[] This is the link to the Early Learning Standards

Language development [] Excellent reference for parents

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