The Blooming Mind of a 4 Year Old

At age 4 years old... your child can do this:

*Point to colors red, blue, yellow, and green

*Identify triangles, circles, crosses and squares

* Follows commands even though objects are not present

(for example: "go get mommy the red striped shirt in your room")

*Can speak of imaginary conditions, such as;

"suppose that..." or "I hope...."

* Asks many questions but is more interested in how answers fit his or her own thoughts than in the explanation.

*Asks ? "Who" and "Why" questions?

*Begins to combine sentences with the word "and".

*Uses past tense correctly

(for example: "I saw a goat at the zoo yesterday")

*Copies or traces a line and a circle

*Can stay with one activity for 11 or 12 minutes

*Uses the following sounds correctly:

m, n, -ing, p, f, h, w, y, k, b, d, g, t

IF YOUR 4 YEAR OLD CHILD SEEMS BEHIND IN MANY OF THESE AREAS, PLEASE TALK WITH YOUR CHILD'S TEACHER OR CONTACT THE SPEECH-LANGUAGE THERAPIST AT YOUR CHILD'S SCHOOL

EARLY INTERVENTION IS THE KEY TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS!!