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%u00a9 Elklan Training Limited 2023Speech and Language Support for 3-5sSmall World Small World becomes increasingly complex as the child (at 3yrs) can act out scenarios and stories. E.g. miniature car goes on the road and people get in and drive to the garage. Interested in learning new words and learns them quickly. (22-36 mths)Role Play Initially puts on dressing-up clothes but is not the person. Gradually takes on whole character of person and at 50 months can take on imagined roles/things outside their experience. Begins to play cooperatively with other children - acting out and negotiating situations. Uses sentences to convey messages. Uses increasingly complex (4-5 word phrases by 4yrs) sentences including small grammatical words e.g. %u2018I climbed the steps and jumped!%u2019 Can express a sequence of ideas and starts to join ideas by using linking words e.g. %u2018and%u2019 and %u2018because%u2019. Can tell you what happened/ what s/he has done and retell simple stories. Can plan and say what will happen.(30-50 mths)Plans his play The child can explain or indicate verbally or non-verbally, what he is about to do. The play becomes increasingly abstract.(30-50 mths)