Expression

• Common mispronunciations are all but gone, but speech is still difficult for all strangers to understand
• Single-word vocabulary is 800 words; many sentences are 4 words long
• Begins to ask what and who questions
• Uses action words
• The following grammatical constructions begin to be used appropriately: irregular plurals, conjunction (and)

Understanding:

• Can answer “how” questions
• Understands over 1000 single words
• Knows texture words
• Understands 2-step instructions that involve two different actions or objects
• Understands gender pronouns

Social Interaction:

• Plays cooperatively
• Tries to tell a story
• Doesn’t need to be told to say hi or bye