Understanding Language

A post, I wrote earlier this year, gives some tips as to when parents/teachers should expect children to accurately use specific sounds.  Speech-Language support is not limited in it's focus to development of sounds.  We also offer guidance and practice with students use and understanding of language.  A delay in language development may be trickier to notice, but I came across a useful "Indicator Checklist" within the online store, Teachers Pay Teachers.  The checklist, found at this source is pasted below.

Language Difficulty Indicators:
 Vocabulary is low or limited
 Exhibits word finding difficulties
 Responses are delayed or inappropriate
 Has trouble following directions
 Requires frequent redirection, repetition, or rephrasing
 Has difficulty with concepts of time, sequence, quantity, position, direction, and/or quality
 Responds inappropriately to who, what, when, where and why-questions
 Multi-step directions or tasks are difficult
 Word grammar is poor
 Sentence construction and/or grammar is poor
 Has difficulty making word associations and/or categorizations
 Trouble defining and describing words/objects
 Difficulty determining similarities, differences, and/or attributes
 Difficulty using and/or understanding past/present/future tenses
 Phonemic awareness skills are low
 Poor spelling skills
*Students who have these problems may have problems processing language and could possibly benefit from extra help.

Once again my door is open to start or continue this conversation if there are any concerns!