Normal Speech/Language Development
From Age 5 - 6 Years
Speech and language milestones
are divided into three areas: language comprehension, language expression
and speech.
| Language Comprehension | Language Expression | Speech |
| -understands "first, last"
-understands about 4000 words -understands "right and left" -understands more quantity concepts (whole, half) -understands some jokes, surprise, make-believe/pretend |
-uses all verb tenses correctly
-has adult-like grammar, using negatives, possessives, plurals (regular and irregular) |
-uses all sounds correctly |