Record how the child reacts to verbal stimuli, and how he/she understands them. Pay attention to any sounds (vocalizations) the child can produce. Give the child simple commands like:

• "Come to me"
• "Take this toy"
• "Give me this toy"
• "Show me where is …"
• "Let's clap hands"

Record the gestures the child may display to reach the toy, to attract the attention of a caretaker.

• Give the child simple commands like: "Give me a cup, a toy, a ball …"·
• Ask the child a question like: "Do you want to drink? Do you want a cookie?
• Ask the child to name familiar objects
• Record any vocalizations of a child, intelligible or not

• Ask the child to name familiar objects in a picture book
• Ask the child to go to the playroom and bring a specific toy from there
• Read an age-appropriate book to a child and tape how he/she listens
• Ask the child to sort out pegs of two different colors
• Prepare different shapes and ask the child to point to a circle, a triangle, a square
• Ask a child to name primary colors
• Ask the child to count from 1 to …
• Ask the child his/her name and age
• Record any vocalizations of a child, intelligible or not

• Ask to name some letters
• Try to establish if the child understands the notion of big-small, more-less enacting a play like this: "Let's divide all our blocks in two piles. Tell me in which pile there are more blocks?"
• Establish if the child can recognize simple shapes: circle, square, triangle
• Try to establish the understanding of sequence of events: "Tell me what you do in the morning when you get up"
• Ask questions starting from "Who..", "Why..", "How many..", "Whose.."
• Ask about the name and age of some siblings
• Ask the child what he or she is going to do if tired, or cold, or hungry

• Establish if the child can sort objects on the basis of same shape, same size, same color
• Ask to count from 1 to 20
• Ask to count the toys
• Ask to tell a story presented in a familiar picture in a book
• Ask the child where he or she lives, what is caregiver name