Talking Activities Quiz

"My child turns round to me when I call them."

"My child waves when they see people we know, to say ‘hi’ or ‘bye’"

"My child looks at my face when we are playing together, to check I’m joining in."

"My child makes sounds, to try and chat with me"

"If we are going out, my child picks up on this, and gets for example their shoes or coat."

"My child notices sounds, like a fire engine, a bird or a baby crying"

"When I offer my child a choice (milk or water) they can show me which one they want by reaching or pointing."

"If I point to something interesting, my child will look at it"

"My child has started to use a few single words regularly. For example, “go” “bye” “duck”."

"My child has at least 20 words, that they use regularly. "

"My child says words like “up” and “more” when they want me to help them."

"My child enjoys singing a little song or sharing a short story book with me."

"If I say to my child “go and get your coat”, they can do it most of the time"

"My child can follow an action word, like “jump” or “run”!"

"My child is putting lots of 2 word phrases together, like “duck splash” and “car gone”"

"My child tells me when they don’t want something, by saying “no” or “no nursery”!"

"My child tells me how they feel, using words like “hot” “wet” and “ouch”"

"My child can ask for something using a size word like ‘big cake’!"

"My child will play a little game with me (1-2 minutes) without wandering off"

"My child can say sentences, like “Me go park” ”where my teddy?” or “What dinner?”"

"My child uses 4 or more words together most of the time (e.g. I want play slide)"

"My child can listen and do something for me when I ask, like “time to go in now, go and put the bike away”."

"My child can tell me where they found something, like “under the bed” or “behind the sofa”"

"My child says whole sentences, like “I went to the park” or “Me got a new bike for my birthday”"

"My child can tell me about what they have done, sharing a few pieces of information E.g. “I painted a picture, then I goed in the sandpit”"

"My child will tell me why they feel sad (“Falled off the slide”)"

"My child tells me what they don’t like, or won’t do (“I don’t like peas!”)"

"My child can say sentences with ‘ ‘because’ in them (“I had a party, because it my birthday”)"

"Most people can understand what my child is saying"

"My child can tell me what happened in a film or TV programme – telling me the story, from start to finish, using complete sentences."

"My child can follow an instruction in a game, without picture prompts. E.g. “when you land on a red circle, move forward 3 spaces”"

"My child can have a back-and-forth chat with me about something that interests them."

"My child can tell me about things they are looking forward to (“I’m going to Sophie’s house”)."

"My child uses words like “but” “if” “so” and “because” to link sentences together"

"My child is using new words all the time"

"My child can explain why something happened, like why they had a different teacher, or why the road was closed"

"My child can tell me about what they have done, sharing many pieces of information, in the right order. E.g., “First we went to the castle, then we played in the park. We had an ice-cream before we went home”."

"Everyone can understand what my child is saying"