typical development norms - 5 yr olds

Question 1

SLC development norms

Answer 1

1. take turns in much longer conversations
2. use sentences that are well formed, for example, “I had spaghetti for tea at Jamilia’s house”
3. be learning more words all the time as well as thinking more about the meanings of words, such as describing the meaning of simple words or asking what a new word means
4. be able to re-tell short stories they have heard in roughly the right order and using language that makes it sound like a story
5. use most speech sounds. However, they may have some difficulties with more difficult words such as ‘scribble’ or ‘elephant’ and some speech sounds such as ‘r’ and ‘th’ may still be difficult
6. enjoy listening to stories, songs and rhymes and will start to make up their own
7. ask relevant questions or make relevant comments in relation to what they have heard
8. understand spoken instructions without stopping what they are doing to look at the speaker
9. understand more complicated language such as ‘first’, ‘last’, ‘might’, ‘maybe’, ‘above’ and ‘in between’
10. understand words that describe sequences such as “first we are going to the shop, next we will play in the park”
11. use talk to take on different roles in imaginative play, to interact and negotiate with people and to have longer conversations
12. use talk to help work out problems to organise their thinking and take part in activities

Question 2

play development norms

Answer 2

1. choose their own friends
2. use talk to take on different roles in imaginative play, to interact and negotiate with people and to have longer conversations