YES NO AT AGE FOUR, YOUR CHILD...

identifies crosses, triangles, circles & squares.
understands "early in the morning," “next month", "next year," "noontime."
can speak of imaginary conditions such as "suppose that," "I hope," or "what if."
combines 2 & 3 words into phrases.
has a sentence of 4-5 words.
asks "who?" "how?" "why?" and "do?" questions.
begins to use complex sentences.
uses past tense correctly.
has a vocabulary of nearly 1500 words.
uses pronouns "he," "she," "I," "you," "it."
follows a simple three-step command.

YES NO AT AGE FIVE, YOUR CHILD...

knows spatial relations like "on top," "behind," "far," and "near."
has a sentence length of 5-6 words.
has a vocabulary of around 2000 words.
uses all speech sounds correctly with the possible exceptions of: r, l, sh, ch, v, th, j, s, z, and zh (as in "measure.")
understands "same" and "different."
is able to follow directions and requests without having them repeated.
uses future, present and past tense.
questions for information.
uses all types of sentences, some of which will be complex--for example: "I can go in the house after I take off my muddy shoes."