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9-12 Months
3-4 Years
12-18 Months
4-5 Years
18-24 Months
5-6 Years
2-2.5 Years
6-7 Years
2.5-3 Years

4-5 Years Old
​Normal Developmental Milestones

Receptive Language 

  • Understands approximately 2800 words
  • Follows directions to put away toys
  • Understands spatial concepts, such as "behind" or "next to"
  • Points to red, blue, yellow and green
  • Understands complex questions
  • Understands basic qualitative concepts (soft/hard/smooth)
  • Comprehends size vocabulary 
  • Identifies crosses, triangles, circles, and squares
  • Stays with one activity for 11-12 minutes
  • Can follow a two-part unrelated command
  • Knows most body parts
  • Knows who is a boy or girl.
  • Pays attention to a short story and answers simple questions about it
  • Understands concepts of numbers up to 3
  • Answers questions about object’s functions

Expressive Language

  • Has a spoken vocabulary of approximately 900-2000 words
  • Asks many questions although more interested in how answers fit his/her own thoughts rather than just the explanation
  • Has a sentence length of 4-8 words
  • Lists items that belong in a category, such as animals or vehicles
  • Talks about experiences at school, at friends’ homes, etc
  • Asks “who?” and why?”
  • Answers "why" questions
  • Begins to use complex sentences
  • Describes how to do things, such as painting a picture​
  • Can relate name and address along with age and gender

Articulation/Verbal Output

  • Consonants mastered: m, n, ing, w, h, p, b, t, d, k, g, y, f
  • Speech is understandable, but makes mistakes pronouncing long, difficult, or complex words, such as "hippopotamus"
  • Is approximately 90% intelligible

​Pragmatic/Social Language


  • Wants to please friends
  • Wants to be like friends
  • Agrees to rules more easily
  • Likes to sing, dance and act
  • Knows the difference between fantasy and reality
  • Expresses likes and dislikes
  • Shows increasing independence
  • Seeks new experiences
  • Demonstrates both demanding and cooperative behaviors.​

Grammar

  • Uses some irregular past tense verbs, such as "ran" or "fell"​
  • Uses contractions such as “it’s a” or “there’s a”
  • Uses grammatically correct sentences
  • Uses regular past tense correctly
  • Uses plural forms correctly

Literacy

  • Reads some sight words
  • Begins matching words heard to words on the page
  • Recognize and match letters to sounds
  • Recognize the beginning and ending of sounds and letters in simple words
  • Sounds out simple words
  • Can answer Who, What Where, When, Why and How questions as they relate to a story
  • Uses story language during play
  • Can put a story in order
  • Make predictions about what happens next in a story
  • Sound out new words using word families
  • Start reading books or ask to be read to
  • Begins writing

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I’ve had such a wonderful experience with Cove Speech Language And Feeding Therapy. They helped my son go from not wanting to put any solid foods even close to his mouth, to trying all sorts of new foods in just a few months. The therapists worked with him on his sensory issues, on self-feeding, and on learning to chew. They were patient and friendly, and through play, made it a very enjoyable experience for my son. I highly recommend this practice to anyone who needs speech and/or feeding therapy. I will never forget how much they helped my son and I am forever grateful to them." -Sheena R.

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  • Contact Us
    • Contact Us
    • About Us
    • Insurance and Payment For Speech Therapy
    • Resources >
      • How To Use Toys For Language Development 0-3
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    • Gift Cards
  • Our Services
    • Social Language
    • Speaking & Verbal Expression >
      • Articulation
      • Late Talker Early Intervention Long Island
      • AAC
    • Adult Speech Therapy >
      • Adult Speech Therapy
      • Brain Injury Speech Rehabilitation
      • Business Communication Skills >
        • Soft Skills
    • Feeding & Oral Motor
    • Reading and Literacy
  • FAQ, Normal Development, and Red Flags
    • Normal Developmental Milestones >
      • 9-12 Months Old
      • 12-18 Months Old
      • 18-24 Months Old
      • 2-2.5 Years Old
      • 2.5-3 Years Old
      • 3-4 Years Old
      • 4-5 Years Old
      • 5-6 Years Old
      • 6-7 Years Old
    • Red Flags
    • What Causes Speech and Language Delay?
    • What is 'Normal' Speech and Language Development?
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  • Foodology Feeding T˙herapy