Language Developmental Checklist
Self Questionnaire
Language Developmental Checklist
Child should attain the following checkpoints at this age group,
- Attending to sounds and voices
- Recognizing facial expressions and tones of voice
- Responding to familiar requests
Child should attain the following checkpoints at this age group,
- Understands gestures
- Understands simple questions
- Babbling
- Taking turns vocalising with others
- Recognises the names of few objects
- Responds to familiar requests
- Responds to own name
- Turn taking in vocalising
- Understands simple questions
- Following simple instructions
Child should attain the following checkpoints at this age group,
- Comprehends approx. 50 words
- Comprehends one key word in a sentence (eg: where’s your nose?)
- Says some simple first words
- Points to common objects when named
- By two years, 50-100 words approx. repertoire
- Joins two words to speak
- Follows simple instructions
- Follows simple 2 step instructions
- Points to main body parts, cloths, toys or food when named
- Comprehends and asks ‘what’ and `where’ questions
- Comprehends size concepts
- Comprehends quantity concepts 1 and 2
- Names actions
Child should attain the following checkpoints at this age group,
- 50-100 words in expressive vocabulary
- 2-3 word long sentences usage
- Talks about present events
- Uses regular plurals
- Uses articles ‘a’ and ‘the’
- Uses progressive tense forms —ing
- Uses pronouns: you, me, I, mine
- Uses regular past tense
- Uses possessives
- Follows 3 step instructions (eg: point to the cat, dog and monkey)
- Understands longer and more complex sentences
- Understands what, where, who questions
- Comprehends prepositions
- Comprehends more size and quantity concepts (eg: 1-3, every, none)
- Comprehends concepts — stop, start, go, hot, cold, heavy, slow etc and many colours
- Asks what, where, why, when and how questions
- Uses 3-4 word long sentences
Child should attain the following checkpoints at this age group,
- Tells you-what they are doing
- Tells the function and use of an object
- Expressive vocabulary of 1500 words by 4 years
- Uses pronouns such as he, she
- Uses regular past tense
- Uses 3rd person singular (eg: rabbit eats grass)
- Uses contracted negative (eg: isn’t, haven’t etc)
- Uses past participle (eg: it’s broken)
- Follows meaning of others conversation
- Comprehends concepts such as same, different
- Asks for meaning of unfamiliar words
Child should attain the following checkpoints at this age group,
- Understands shapes
- Simple categorisation
- Understands -> in front, in a line, corner, middle etc
- Comprehends time concepts such as yesterday, today, tomorrow, morning, noon, later
- Uses complex sentences
- Engages in imaginary play
Child should attain the following checkpoints at this age group,
- Talks about past and future events
- Uses adverbly (eg: slowly, quietly)
- Uses irregular plurals
- Uses irregular past tense
- Comprehends left and right
- Comprehends seasons, time of day
- Feature description of objects
- Uses his, hers, theirs
- Uses comparatives (bigger) and superlatives (biggest)
- Understands difference between reality and fantasy
- Makes predictions, justifies decisions, provides solutions gives explanations
Child should attain the following checkpoints at this age group,
- Gives short oral reports
- Higher level usage of language, such as jokes, sarcasm, arguing, explains complex situations
- Talks about past events or movies in detail
- Writes descriptive paragraphs and stories
- Uses appropriate grammar
- Makes predictions, justifies decisions, provides solutions and explanations
Child should attain the following checkpoints at this age group,
- Listens for a sustained period of time
- Asks questions to clarify information
- Problem solving
- Expresses opinion
- Retelling both imaginary and real events
- Uses appropriate grammar in speech as well as written work