4 year old

By the age of 4 years, your child should be able to:

UNDERSTANDING

• Understand prepositions (front/back, next to)

• Understand concepts (long/tall/short)

• Understand quantity concepts (most/many)

• Understand sequence concepts (first/last)

• Understands ‘why’ and ‘how’ questions

• Recognises colours and shapes

• Follow 3 step instructions (pick up your shoes, put them on and walk to the door)

• Sort pictures/objects into categories

TALKING

• Uses eye contact consistently throughout conversations

• Uses approximately 900-1000 words (or over), in 4-5 word sentences

• Answers why and how questions

• Grammatically correct sentences with a few mistakes

• Uses pronouns (he/she, her/him, his)

• Uses a variety of descriptive words and concepts

• Uses ‘and’ and ‘because’ in sentences

• Sequences and re-tells two-three events in order of occurrence (first we put on our shoes, then we went outside)

SPEECH SOUNDS

Children can be understood by most people. Sounds that are produced correctly:

• p, b, m, w, h, t, d, n,

• k

• g

• f

• l

• sh

• ch

• s

WARNING SIGNS

• People find it difficult to understand your child

• Limited sentences and grammar, including not using correct pronouns

• Unable to give a clear recount or sequence events

• Limited eye contact