Experiences Instrumental "I want to ..." Problem solving, language is used to gathering materials, communicate preferences, role playing, choices, wants, or needs persuading Personal "Here I am ...." Making feelings language is used to public and express individuality interacting with others Interactional "You and me ...." Structured play, language is used to "I'll be the cashier, dialogues and interact and plan, develop, ...." discussions, or maintain a play or group talking in groups activity or social relationship Regulatory "Do as I tell you ...." making rules in language is used to "You need ...." games, giving control instructions, teaching Representational "I'll tell you." Conveying messages, Use language to explain "I know." telling about the real world, expressing a proposition Heuristic "Tell me why ...." Question and language is used to find "Why did you do answer, routines, things out, wonder, or that?" inquiry and research hypothesize "What for?" Imaginative "Let's pretend ...." Stories and language is used to create, "I went to my dramatizations, explore, and entertain grandma's last rhymes, poems, and night." riddles, nonsense and word play