Teacher referral:
Expressive Language Concerns:
Uses gestures to communicate more than words
Produces shorter utterances than peers
Has difficulty expressing wants and needs
Doesn’t self-advocate for themselves
Has difficulty explaining a situation
Has weak expressive vocabulary
Uses filler words frequently (um, well, you know)
Has difficulty finding the right words when talking
Has difficulty recalling the name of known items
Uses incorrect grammar
Uses incorrect word order
Has difficulty forming a question
Has difficulty describing using attributes/functions
Has difficulty retelling a story or event
Doesn’t sequence events correctly
Doesn’t include important details when retelling
Takes longer than peers to respond/initiate
Repeats/echoes others without understanding
Speech Sound Concerns:
Mispronounces sounds that are typically pronounced correctly by peers
Demonstrates sound errors or phonological processes that are not typical for age
Produces single words clearly but is difficult to understand in conversation
Easier to understand when topic is known
Deletes the first sound in words
Deletes the last sound in words
Mixes up sounds in words
Uses inappropriate rate and rhythm of speech
Receptive Language Concerns:
Difficulty following familiar classroom routines
Difficulty following single-step directions
Difficulty following multi-step directions
Difficulty understanding frequently used words
Difficulty understanding prepositions
Difficulty understanding sequential terms
Difficulty repeating a sentence
Difficulty understanding question words
Difficulty answering a question appropriately
Difficulty answering questions about a story
Difficulty following a classroom discussion
Difficulty understanding figurative language
Fluency Concerns:
Stutters in most sentences
Stutters in most settings
Stutters at the beginning of sentences
Stutters on individual sounds (t-t-turtle)
Stutters on individual syllables (do-do-dog)
Stutters on whole words (cat-cat-cat)
Prolongs the first sound in words (sssssnake)
Has ‘blocks’ when no sound is coming out even though effort is being made to speak
Uses uncommon behaviors while talking (excessive eye blinking, tapping fingers)
Uses inappropriate rate and rhythm of speech