understand than family topic s words sounds they tell Kids Language Goals for preschool children Children ages 3 and 4 should frequently use sentences that have more (1)...................... four words. They should talk a lot about things (2)...................... have done during the day, and people outside of the family should be able to (3)...................... most of what they are saying. Speech should come relatively easily and they should be able to talk without having to repeat a lot of (4)...................... or syllables. As they get older, preschoolers should be able to speak in a clear voice and (5)..................... stories that stay on topic, even if the (6)...................... involves a dinosaur that ate waffles for breakfast. Their grammatical choices should match those made by (7)...................... members. (8)...................... between the ages of 4 and 5 should also use sentences that provide some details. The most difficult (9)...................... to say for kids this age include l, (10) ...................... , r, v, z, ch, sh and th.