3.5 to 4 years
At Chatterbox we want the best for your child. Our speech therapists and speech pathologists are kind and caring. They are passionate about working with children and helping your child to realise their true potential – with 5 clinics across Sydney in Rosehill, Bella Vista, Oran Park, Kingswood and Penrith.
Our speech pathology clinics provide a warm friendly environment where your child’s needs will be supported and their gains will be celebrated. All of our Speech Pathologists and speech therapists share a passion for working with children and families to best support their learning goals.
Receptive Language
- Understand describing words (e.g. “tall/short”, “long/short”)
- Understand place words such as “front/back”, “next to”, “inside/outside”
- Beginning to understand “why?” questions
Expressive Language
- Uses 1000-1500 words
- Uses little words “is/are” and “he/she”, “I”, “me”, “mine” correctly
- Beginning to respond correctly to “why?” questions (e.g. “Why do you brush your teeth?”)
- Uses joining words such as “because”, “then”, “and” (e.g. “The boy is big and mean!”)
- Can tell a story of 2 events in sequence (e.g. “I went to the shops then to McDonalds”)
- Begins to use language for jokes and teasing
- Might correct others
- Asks a lot of “how”, “why” and “when” questions and expects detailed answers
- Becoming very intelligble to others in conversation
References:
Gard, A. Gilman, L. Gorman, J. (1993). Speech and Language Development Chart (2nd ed.). Austin, Texas: Pro-ed Owens, R.E. (2001) Language Development: An Introduction (5th Ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon. Paul, R. (2001). Language Disorders from Infancy through Adolescence: Assessment and Intervention(2nd Ed.). St Louis, Missouri: Mosby, Inc. Reynell, J. & Gruber, C. (1990). Reynell Development Language Scales. Los Angeles: Western Psychological Services. Zimmeramn, I.L. Steiner, V.G. & Pond, R.E. (2002). Preschool Language Scale – Fourth Edition – Australian Language Adaptation (PLS-4). San Antonio: The Psychological Corporation.