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4 Years
 

Find out how much you know about
4-year-olds.

Areas of Development:

4-year-old Emma
Cognitive

4-year-old Eric
Creativity &
the Arts

  

Area of Development: Language & Literacy

4-year-old KevinKevin

Kevin, 4, likes talking about stories while looking at colorful picture books. Other neighborhood kids like reading with him.

 

 

How Your Child is Developing

  • Emergent Reading—Guess what will happen next in a story using pictures as a guide; retell information from a story.

Helping Your Child Grow

  • Make reading time special for your child.
  • Encourage children to talk about and predict what will happen next in a story.

Source: The Minnesota Early Childhood Indicators of Progress