- Uses 1000-1500 words
- Combines words into 4-6 word sentences
- Follows three or more step instructions such as, “First get some paper, then draw a picture, and last give it to mom”
- Asks a lot of questions
- Categorizes objects (e.g. toy horse is an animal, shirt is clothing, banana is food)
- Plays and takes turns with others
- Tell stories with a beginning and an end
- Matches some letters with the sounds they represent (e.g. letter “s” says “sssss”)