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Screening Test for Preschoolers
(Aged 4-5 Years)

Directions

Check the box each time you can answer "yes" to a question. Keep in mind that your child is not necessarily expected to be able to do everything the questions ask, and that some of the skills questioned on this form are not necessarily expected of a child this age.

	Does your child understand cause and effect and show interest in explanations of "why" things work and how they function?
	Can your child carry out at least two or three simple directions given in one long utterance? (For example, "After you put your blocks away, get your coat and we'll go out")
	Does your child now speak with more adult-like phrases using word endings such as ---ing (She is washing the dishes) and ---ed (I pulled the toy)?
	Does your child tell about an experience or tell stories with enough detail to make sense?
	Can your child carry out a direction containing three parts such as "Pick up the ball, put it on the table and bring me the book"?
	Is your child beginning to or does he/she already reason out simple problems such as "What do you do before you cross the street" or "What should you do if you hurt yourself"?
	Does your child use the same type of grammar as the rest of the family?
	Can your child talk about people, objects and events that have happened in the past or that will happen in the future with enough detail to make sense?
	Do neighbours and others outside the family understand most of what your child says?
	Is your child's pronunciation of words equal to that of most other children his/her age?
	Can your child imitate correctly sounds that he/she has mispronounced in a word?
	Does your child pronounce the beginning and final consonants in most of the words that she/he uses?
	Are you satisfied with your child's pronunciation?

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