4 - 5 YEARS

RECEPTIVE LANGUAGE

• Begins to recognise some letters of the alphabet

• Understands 'when' questions

• Understands time language concepts, such as 'now/later,' 'yesterday/today,' and 'morning/night'

• Starts to understand 3 part instructions

EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE

• Uses all personal pronouns correctly, including 'he/she,' 'his/her,' and 'I/me/mine'

• Names the days of the week in the correct order

• Maintains the correct theme and sequences when telling a story

• Can identify similarities and differences in objects

• Uses well formed sentences to be understood by various people

• Engages in increased turn-taking