Language Disorders
Language disorders involve deficits in the areas of expressive and receptive language skills. Examples include difficulty with understanding and/or using parts of grammar, understanding spoken paragraphs, vocabulary and repeating and forming sentences. One can also have difficulty with executive functions and with their written expressive language skills. One can have an expressive or receptive language disorder or suffer from difficulties in both or all areas.
Receptive Language - What the child actually comprehends. Are they able to understand what is being said to them?
Expressive Language - How the child uses spoken language. Do they have difficulty expressing their thoughts, wants and needs?
Executive Functions - Is the child able to plan and organize thoughts?
