- understands "who", "what", "where" and "why" questions

- creates long sentences (e.g. using 5 to 8 words)

- talks about past events (e.g. trip to Grandparents' house, day at childcare)

- tells simple stories

- shows affection for favourite playmates

- engages in multi-step pretend play (e.g. pretending to cook a meal, repair a car, etc.)

- understood by most people outside of the family most of the time

- aware of the function of print (e.g. in menus, lists, signs)

- beginning interest in, and awareness of, rhyming