Language Gifts To Enrich The Development Of The Fabulous Four

So what do we know about the language development of the four-year-old?

Receptive language (what she understands) is about 1500-2500 words! You have to spell now.

• She loves to listen to short stories and answer questions about them.
• He loves for you to change your voice for different characters.

Expressive language (what she says) involves...

• recounting something that happened in the correct order.
• telling you a story you’ve read to her in her own words.
• telling you if a two words rhyme.
• telling you if two words sound the same.
• engaging imaginative play. He may have an imaginary friend. Our youngest son did.
• telling you the correct relationship of people in the family…mother, father, brother, sister.

Books…they are on every list, aren’t it? Yes, that’s because they lend themselves to SO much more than words and pictures on a page. They spark discussions, observations, and interpretations of pictures and actions. The following are just a fraction of the books available.

Goodness! He’s almost ready for Kindergarten…

What language skills will she have when she’s a fantastic five?

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