Auditory Processing
The term auditory processing refers to how the brain perceives and interprets sound information. When one is faced with an auditory processing deficit, his or her ears can pick up the sounds, words, etc., but the auditory information becomes jumbled up or confused and therefore, misunderstood. Kids with Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) cannot process the information they hear in the same way as others because their ears and brain don’t fully coordinate. These kinds of problems may often occur in background noise. Learn more →
Our Auditory Processing Skill Builders will teach you how to improve the target areas below using fun techniques at home and around town:
- Auditory Awareness — the ability to detect sound.
- Auditory Identification/Auditory Association — the ability to attach meaning to sounds and speech.
- Auditory Comprehension — the ability to understand longer auditory messages.
Receptive Language
Receptive language is the understanding of language “input.” This includes the understanding of both words and gestures. Receptive language goes beyond just vocabulary skills, but also the ability to interpret a question as a question, the understanding of concepts like “in,” or accurately interpreting complex grammatical forms (i.e. understanding that the phrase “The boy was kicked by the girl” means that a girl did the kicking). A child typically develops receptive language skills first. You can think of children as sponges who absorb the rules and use of language before they begin to express themselves. Learn more →
Our Receptive Language Skill Builders will teach you how to target the areas below using fun techniques at home and around town:
- Literal Comprehension — understanding concrete information in a passage in something we hear. Literal comprehension questions start with “WH” words typically (who, what, where, when, why, how).
- Inferential Comprehension — understanding information that is not directly stated. Your child will need to think about what they know from the story and draw conclusions to answer the questions.
Social Pragmatic Language
Pragmatics refers to the social language skills we use in our daily interactions with others. They include what we say, how we say it, our body language and whether it is appropriate to the given situation. Pragmatic skills are vital for communicating our personal thoughts, ideas and feelings. Children, adolescents and adults with poor pragmatic skills often misinterpret others communicative intent and have difficulty responding appropriately either verbally or non-verbally. Learn more →
Our Social Pragmatic Language Skill Builders will teach you how to improve the target areas below using fun techniques at home and around town:
- Non-Verbal Communication
- Conversational Skills
- Social Thinking
Expressive Language
Expressive Language involves expressing oneself verbally or in writing. Children with Expressive Language Delay (ELD) may have difficulty formulating or answering questions, retelling a story, or recounting a personal experience. Often these tasks are difficult because they cannot properly retrieve words or organize their thoughts readily. Additionally, grammar may be effected and they may not use articles (a, the), prepositions (of, with) and plurals. Deficits in expressive language affect a student’s ability to communicate meaningfully. If your child is late to start babbling or formulate first words, it is important to seek professional advice/services in case an ELD is present. Learn more →
Our Expressive Language Skill Builders will teach you how to improve the target areas below using fun techniques at home and around town:
- Sequencing
- Narrative Skills
- Grammar