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5 – 6 Years
- Uses a sentence length of 4 – 6 words.
- Uses detailed sentences.
- Accurately retells a story.
- Uses verb tense appropriately.
- Identifies common opposites.
- Understands the difference between the “same” & “different”.
- Understands “yesterday”, “today” & “tomorrow”.
- Understands cause-effect relationships.
- Is able to follow instructions given to a group.
- Asks many questions to gain information.
- Names 6 basic colours and 3 basic shapes.
- Counts to 13.
- Follows 3 part commands.
- Is able to discuss feelings.
- Is able to recognize whole-part relationships.
- Understands the correlation of alphabet symbols and their sounds.
- Is able to correctly produce the following: p, m, h, n, w, b, k, g, d, t, f, j, l, s, sh, v & z.
- Does not Stutter.
6 – 7 Years
- Uses a sentence length of 6 words.
- Uses well formed sentences of a complex syntactical nature.
- Is able to tell a story about a picture and is able to see the relationships between objects and events.
- Uses most morphological markers correctly (e.g. dog – dogs).
- Names letters and numbers.
- Has a longer attention span.
- Is not easily distracted when given further information for problem solving.
- Is able to remember and repeat 3 digits.
- Is able to define words by function.
- Does not stutter.
7 – 8 Years
- Is able to interpret opposite analogies easily (e.g. girl-boy, fly-swim).
- Is able to understand terms such as: “beginning” or “end” etc.
- Is able to complete simple reading and writing tasks.
- All appropriate letters are represented in spelling.
- Is able to sequence events appropriately.
- Does not stutter.
8 – 9 Years
- Knows left and right on themselves and others.
- Knows differences and similarities.
- Is able to read spontaneously.
- Is able to verbalize ideas and/or problems.
- Is able to communicate thoughts accurately.
- Does not have difficulty with comparative relationships.
- Has mastered the ‘th’ sound (e.g. thing).
- Has few difficulties with reading and writing.
- Is able to tell a detailed, cohesive story, with various descriptions of events, objects and characters.
- Is able to learn irregular spelling patterns
- Does not stutter.
10 – 11 Years
- Is able to plan future actions.
- Requires minimal input when solving problems.
- Spends a lot of time talking.
- Has a good understanding of language.
- Does not stutter.
12 – 13 Years
- Understand concepts outside of his/her immediate environment.
- Is able to construct adult-like definitions.
- Does not stutter.
08/01/2017