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Consult
the Glossary
for an Explanation of Terms
Cognitive
Skills
- Listens attentively and for long periods of time.
- Answers all questions accurately.
- Makes logical relationships and solves problems verbally.
- Understands reality versus fantasy.
 Pragmatic
Skills
- Comprehends subtle humor and giggles about silly things.
- Uses the telephone for social calls.
Semantic
Skills
- Uses mature
vocabulary, e.g., "surprisingly," "frightening,"
"disappointing."
Phonetic
Skills
- Speech is error-free and adult-like.
Syntactic
Skills
- Uses passive sentences forms, e.g., "The bus was hit by the car."
- Corrects his/her own sentence errors.
- Uses mature expressions, e.g., "This is serious. Dad is allergic to cats and we have a mouse in the cellar."
- Seldom makes grammatical errors.
- Argues verbally.
- Uses negation often, e.g., "I can't get it," or "I can't figure it out."
If your child
is not showing the above speech, language and related skills,
a consultation is recommended with a licensed speech and language
pathologist who can provide you with suggestions which may
prevent a communication problem from developing, determine
if a screening test or in-depth diagnostic testing is needed
at this time, and/or provide you with possible funding sources
if treatment is needed.
Make
an appointment for a consultation.
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