## North Carolina Early Learning and Development Progressions: Birth to Five

#### Domain: NC Foundations for Early Learning: Language Development and Communication (LDC)

#### Subdomain: Learning to Communicate

#### Goal: Children ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood.

#### Skill Progression: Answers questions

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List of Skills by Age

1-2 Months

No observable skill

2-4 Months

No observable skill

4-6 Months

No observable skill

6-8 Months

No observable skill

8-10 Months

Vocalizes when asked a question

10-12 Months

Responds to “Who’s that?” with a word or word approximation (e.g. “mama”)

12-15 Months

Responds to a yes/no question with head movement

Responds to “Where is” questions by pointing to a familiar object or person

15-18 Months

Responds to requests for clarification (e.g., “huh,” “what?”)

18-21 Months

Responds to “What is…” questions

21-24 Months

Answers simple open-ended questions (e.g., “What do you want?")

24-27 Months

Points to an object when asked, “Which one is…” (a cow, big, etc.)

27-30 Months

Answers variety of simple questions asked by another accurately

30-33 Months

Responds to 33% of questions asked by adults

Understands “What...doing?” questions (e.g., "What is the baby doing?")

33-36 Months

Understands questions about objects, people and basic routines

36-42 Months

Understands “how many,” “whose,” and “why” questions

42-48 Months

Answers “when” and “how” questions

Responds to requests for clarification most of the time

48-54 Months

Answers open ended questions, such as “What can you tell me about….?”

54-60 Months

Understands “What happens if...” questions

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, 2015

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