5 Year Olds
Typical Development
In the Area of Language, does your child:
____listen closely enough to a story to be able to answer
questions about it
____repeat a story just hear, keeping the correct sequence of events
____communicate well with family, friends or strangers
____have speech that can be understood 90% of the time
____have a vocabulary of 6,000 words
____speak with grammar very much like an adult’s
In the Area of Reading Readiness, does your child:
____tell a story with a beginning, middle and end
____name printed letters
____say the sound most single letters make
____experiment with language; try out new words, make up words
and tell jokes
In the Area of Writing, does your child:
____print letters and numbers by copying a model
____enjoy writing for many purposes: signs, notes, lists, stories
____begin to use functional spelling “kt” might indicate the words “cat”
In the Area of Thinking & Problem Solving, does your child:
____understand less and pick out which of two groups have less
____understand same quantity & match two groups with the same
number of objects
____understand opposites
____copy a pattern (red, blue, red, blue)
____complete an 18-36 piece puzzle
____count 20 items out loud
____try different actions to solve a problem
____continue a task until he thinks it is done
In the Area of Social Emotional Development; does your child:
____feel good about himself in a group
____feel confident enough to try again when he makes a mistake
____play simple games according to rules
____control his temper most of the time
____behave appropriately for the situation or place
In the Area of Self Care, does your child:
____spread and cut with a table knife
____tie his shoes following a demonstration
____wipe his nose without help
____wash & dry his hands after using the toilet
____have one or more special friends
____respect the rights and property of others
In the Area of Gross Motor Development, does your child:
____aim & throw a ball overhand about 10 feet toward a target
____kick a large ball that is rolling straight toward him
____hop forward on either foot without help
____balance as he walks along a curb or 4 inch beam
____enjoy learning a new skill such as jumping rope, riding a bike,
swimming or skating
In the Area of Fine Motor, does your child:
____trace around his hand
____draw a scene with 3 or more objects
____cut out simple shapes
____build 3 dimensional block structures
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