• 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”)