I CAN's progress checker - 5 years

Check the progress of your child's language development

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* 1. My child can listen to me, and follow requests without having to stop what she/he is doing (for example he/she can listen and respond to me while playing with something else).

Yes

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* 2. My child hears and understands nearly everything that is said to him/her at home

Yes

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* 3. My child is able to understand simple stories that have no pictures

Yes

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* 4. My child understands words like first and next in a sentence: “first we are going to the shop, next we will play in the park”

Yes

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* 5. My child understands words ‘above’ and ‘below’ to describe the position of things

Yes

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* 6. My child is able to understand words that describe things, for example soft, hard, smooth

Yes

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* 7. My child can follow requests with 3 parts such as "find your crayons, draw a picture and give it to Grandma”

Yes

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* 8. My child can follow instructions with 3 parts such as "find your crayons, draw a picture and give it to Grandma”

Yes

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* 9. My child can talk about things that have already happened or will happen in the future with a good understanding of time, for example ‘yesterday we went to visit Auntie Jan

Yes

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* 10. My child can speak of things they imagine or have made up and says things like "I hope....”

Yes

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* 11. My child describes objects and events with lots of detail

Yes

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* 12. My child can speak of imaginary conditions and says things like "I hope....”

Yes

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* 13. My child can communicate easily with familiar adults and with other children.

Yes

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* 14. My child can plan how to build things in their play (for example building a Lego model) and make-believe play with other children (for example pretending to be Spiderman.)

Yes

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* 15. My child can take turns in longer conversations and stay on the same topic

Yes

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* 16. My child can plan construction and make believe play with other children, for example building a Lego model

Yes