Receptive Language refers to our ability to understand spoken language. This includes your child's ability to understand different vocabulary that is used, as well as being able to understand different types of sentences. If your child is receiving school-based receptive language treatment, it could be due to the following:

• they are having difficulty understanding and learning the words people use to talk.

• they are having difficulty understanding different types of sentence structures that people use, even if they can understand individual vocabulary words.

• they are having difficulty understanding questions.

Your child's speech-language therapist may be working of the following types of skills with your child:

• teaching your child age appropriate vocabulary.

• supporting your child's teachers by reteaching curriculum vocabulary and teaching.

• teaching your child how to understand different types of sentence structures and questions.

• strengthening your child's understanding of common concepts and world knowledge.

• teaching your child about categories and similarities/differences.

Receptive Language therapy often involves exposing your child to concepts through books, real experiences, conversation, games, toys, and sometimes short videos. It is common for treatment to focus on the same vocabulary and concepts (repetition) but through a variety of experiences, to help your child generalize the new knowledge to many situations. Please see below for some resources you can use at home, and contact your child's speech therapist if you need more specific guidance regarding what you can be practicing at home.

Expressive Language refers to the grammar and vocabulary we use to communicate. If your child is receiving school-based expressive language treatment, if could be due to the following:

• Your child has difficulty learning and using new vocabulary words.

• Your child is delayed in using age appropriate vocabulary.

• Your child is delayed in using age appropriate grammar.

• Your child has difficulty expressing thoughts, ideas, wants and needs at school.

Some of the ways that your child's therapist may be working to strengthen your child's expressive language skills are:

• teaching your child new vocabulary and providing opportunities for them to practice new words while talking.

• teaching your child correct grammar patterns and providing opportunities for your child to practice those grammar patterns.

• teaching your child strategies to appropriately and adequately: answer a variety of types of questions, ask a variety of questions, and describe objects and events.

Like receptive language therapy, your child will likely be exposed to concepts and skills over and over, in order to give them many opportunities to practice the new skill in a variety of contexts. Please see below for some resources you can use at home, and contact your child's speech therapist if you need more specific guidance regarding what you can be practicing at home.