1. Can your child say how old s/he is?

2. Can your child say the month and day of his/her birthday when asked?

3. Can your child tell you what happened at a past event (such as birthday party or holiday), as if s/he were telling a story from beginning to end?

4. Can your child talk clearly about what s/he will do later on, such as tomorrow or next week?

5. Can your child tell a fairy tale, joke, or television show story completely from beginning to end and in the correct order?

6. Does your child know his/her right hand from his/her left?

7. Does your child use -est words, like biggest, strongest, greatest?

8. Does your child use the word “today” correctly?

9. Does your child use the word “yesterday” correctly?

10. Does your child understand the difference between “accident” and doing something “on purpose”?

11. Does your child ever ask you what a word means?

12. Does your child use phrases or sentences containing “but”?

13. Does your child talk about the order of events by using words like “before” and “after”?

14. Does your child “play” with language by making jokes about words and their sounds, such as words that rhyme?