Vocabulary Growthīy three years of age, most children will be able to use between 9 words. Children are able to express their thoughts and ideas more clearlyīecause of their growing vocabularies. These types of words are known as closed-class words because thereĪre only a limited number of words in each group. Prepositions (e.g., with, from), pronouns (e.g., he, she),Ĭonjunctions (e.g., and, but), and auxiliary verbs (e.g., are, is). They also begin to understand and use more
Nouns), and adverbs (words like quickly and happily Vocabularies continue to expand as they understand and use more nouns (names of people and things like mommy, fishĪnd house), verbs (action words like run and jump),Īdjectives (words like pretty and hot that describe Understanding and Using New Words - Ever-Increasing Vocabularies For information on this critical context, please refer to Interacting. Language continues to develop in the context of interaction with others. During the preschool period, children's speech will become clearer as they master new sounds and new syllable structures. They produce longer and more complex sentences. Written by: Carrie Gotzke and Heather Sample Gosse, University of Albertaīetween three and five years of age, children continue to make gains in both their understanding and their use of language. Parent narrative Introduction to Language 3 - 5 Years - More Mature Understanding and Use Print