Developmental Acquisition of Language Structures

3-3 3-4 4-4 4-5 4-5

Receptive:
Follow directions with 2 objects, actions Understands one, some, rest, all Understands pronouns Understands negatives in sentences

Receptive:
Follow directions with 3 object, actions Understand agent + action questions Understand what if questions Understand how much, how long questions Identifies objects in given categories

Receptive:
Understands qualitative concepts (tall, long, short) Understands spatial concepts (under, in back of, next to, in front of) Understands shapes

Receptive:
Follows 3 directions in sequence Classifies according to form, color, use Understands er ending as one whoUnderstands noun + 2 modifying adjectives

Receptive:
Understands opposites Differentiates yesterday/tomorrow, more/less, before/after Identifies what doesnt belong Understands passive voice Orders pictures from largest to smallest

Expressive:
Responds to where Names objects when described Names one color Uses what do/does/did questions

Expressive:
Labels pictures Tells how an object is used Uses possessives (boys) Uses quantity concepts (lots)

Expressive:
Repeats nonsense syllables Answers simple when questions Can name first/middle/last Identifies missing object from 3 Responds to why Names categories Repeats sentences

Expressive:
Names basic colors Can state similarities/differences Describe movements (away/to) Names items that fit into categories

Expressive:

Syntax/Morphology:
Uses is, are, am Uses compound sentences with and Third person singular present tense (he runs) emerging Contracted forms of modals (cant, wont) Regular plural forms are consistent

Tells 2 events in sequence Asks how, why, when questions Answers questions logically Syntax/Morphology: Uses physical state words If/so appear (tired, hungry, thirsty) Irregular plurals Our/they/their used consistently Syntax/Morphology: Uses could and would Possessive s consistent Present progressive is +ing Contractions Pronouns he, she, I you, me mine Uses got Uses negative not consistently

Syntax/Morphology: Syntax/Morphology:
Possessive pronouns his/her emerging Uses will to form future tense Comparative er emerging (bigger) Fewer errors in agreement between adj/noun All pronouns used consistently Superlative est- used (biggest) Adverbial endings emerging (slowly) Syntax nearly normal

*Remember that the child must be 2 standard deviations below the mean (or below chronological age) in order to qualify for language services. (i.e., 48 month old child working at a 32 month level; 36 months working at 24 month level)