Your child should be able to:

• Understand opposites such as. High and low, wet and dry, big and little.
• Use sentences of about six words with correct grammar.
• Talk about events that are happening, have happened or might happen.
• Explain why something happens eg “Mum’s car stopped because the petrol ran out”.
• Explain the function of objects eg “This scrunchie keeps my hair up”.
• Follow three directions eg stand up, get your shoes and wait by the door.
• Say how they feel and tell you their ideas.
• Become interested in writing, numbers and reading.
• Speak clearly enough to be understood by anyone.