Talking Tip Tuesday (on a Wednesday!) Today let's talk about the difference between receptive and expressive language.
If your child has been diagnosed with a language disorder, you likely have heard the terms receptive and expressive language. Your child could be diagnosed with either a receptive or expressive language disorder or a mixed receptive-expressive language disorder. What is the difference between receptive and expressive language?
Receptive language refers to how a child understands language (the “input”). This includes the ability to comprehend the language they hear or read. Receptive language includes skills such as following directions, identifying objects, reading comprehension, understanding gestures, and answering questions. Typically, children will understand language before they begin to produce language.
Expressive language refers to how a child uses language (the “output”). This includes the ability to express wants and needs. Furthermore, it includes the ability to combine words to generate grammatically correct sentences in a way that makes sense. Expressive language includes skills such as naming objects, answering questions, making comments, using gestures, vocabulary, asking questions, and grammar. Children who struggle with expressive language often have underdeveloped receptive language skills.
As previously stated, your child could have a deficit in either receptive or expressive language or in both.
I will share some easy strategies to help your child develop his/her language skills on our Saturday Speech Strategy post!
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