LSL.2. Emerging (Ages 2-4)

LSL.2.Em1 - Uses nouns with modifiers, e.g. color, size, numbers, general amount

LSL.2.Em2 - Uses nouns as modifiers, e.g. coat pocket

LSL.2.Em3 - Uses early relative clauses to describe specific nouns

LSL.2.Em4 - Uses adjectives to elaborate & to quantify, e.g. big car, sticky blue paper

LSL.2.Em5 - Follows directions with action and indirect objects, e.g. Show the book to Dad

LSL.2.Em6 - Uses plurals with "are" as an auxillary verb

LSL.2.Em7 - Uses a variety of adjectives to indicate texture, e.g. bumpy, smooth

LSL.2.Em8 - Uses adjectives to indicate order, sequence, and quantity

LSL.2.Em9 - Uses verbs as adjectives, e.g. running dog

LSL.2.Em10 - Uses a variety of pronouns as subjects, objects, possessives

LSL.2.Em11 - Uses adverbs to indicate place or position

LSL.2.Em12 - Uses prepositions to indicate distance, e.g. from, to

LSL.2.Em13 - Uses reflexive pronouns, e.g. myself

LSL.2.Em14 - Uses a variety of simple sentence patterns that include nouns, verbs, prepositions, adverbs, pronouns, & adjectives

LSL.2.Em15 - Uses simple past tense action and auxiliary verbs

LSL.2.Em16 - Uses contractions to indicate negatives, e.g. don't, can't

LSL.2.Em17 - Uses "no" as a negative modifier, e.g. no shoes

LSL.2.Em18 - Uses present progressive, e.g. am cooking

LSL.2.Em19 - Demonstrates emerging complexity of sentence patterns which include adverbs, clauses, infinitives, and/but

LSL.2.Em20 - Adds "wh" words with noun phrases to form questions, e.g. who is, what doing, what color, where going, when, who has

LSL.2.Em21 - Uses question phrases, e.g. what for, which one, what will

LSL.2.Em22 - Uses auxiliary verbs in questions, e.g. will you, can I, is he, should I

LSL.2.Em23 - Takes 4-5 turns in conversations

LSL.2.Em24 - Uses social constructs such as apologizing, using manners, asking for permission

LSL.2.Em25 - Describe 2 events in order

LSL.2.Em26 - Uses language for jokes, to tell stories, to fantasize

LSL.2.Em27 - Uses 4-5 word utterances for typical sentences

LSL.2.Em28 - Answers questions, e.g. who, whose, what to do when, what if, what for, where does, what happened

LSL.2.Em29 - Repeats 6-7 word sentence or question