Language Disorders
Language can be divided into two main categories: receptive language and expressive language.
Receptive language involves understanding what you hear, and expressive language involves communicating thoughts, ideas, and feelings. A language disorder can include deficits in one or both of these areas.
Receptive language involves understanding what you hear, and expressive language involves communicating thoughts, ideas, and feelings. A language disorder can include deficits in one or both of these areas.
Receptive Language Disorder
With a receptive language disorder, children have difficulty understanding and processing what they hear.
Some examples are below:
Expressive Language Disorder
With an expressive language disorder, children have difficulty using language and effectively communicating what they know.
Some examples are below:
With a receptive language disorder, children have difficulty understanding and processing what they hear.
Some examples are below:
- Difficulty following multi-step directions
- Difficulty understanding questions
- Difficulty understanding vocabulary words
- Difficulty understanding concepts
Expressive Language Disorder
With an expressive language disorder, children have difficulty using language and effectively communicating what they know.
Some examples are below:
- Difficulty answering questions
- Difficulty using a variety of vocabulary words
- Speaking in short utterances for their age
- Difficulty using parts of speech (verb tense, plurals, possessives, etc.)
