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Language Disorders

Receptive - have to do with understanding language. These are often not noticeable. The child may ask "What?" and appear confused when listening to directions.

Expressive - have to do with using words as symbols. These may include the following areas:

1 . Semantics (Vocabulary) - naming objects or actions: describing objects; naming opposites, synonyms, etc.

2. Morphology (Grammar) - changing words to indicate plurals or verb tense; demonstrating noun-verb agreement, etc.

3. Syntax (Grammar) - stringing words together to form complete coherent sentences with age appropriate variety and complexity.

4. Phonemic awareness - using and manipulating the sounds of one's language; recognizing and producing rhyming words; etc.

5. Auditory comprehension/perception/retention - following multistep directions; retelling stories; etc.

6. Aural rehabilitation - for hearing impaired students, learning to utilize residual hearing and use strategies to compensate for hearing loss.

7. Pragmatics - using language to communicate with others in a variety of ways. Also involves conversational skills; etc.

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