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Language skills

Language skills are the single best indication of intellectual ability, and evidence exists that early language skills are related to later reading skills. In fact, among school-age children who have specific language impairments, up to 50% also have a learning disorder involving reading.


Wilks et al, 2010

Language involves the symbolic representation of thoughts and ideas. It can be either expressed or received.

  • Receptive language: The ability to understand words or sentences.
  • Expressive language: The written or spoken language that we use to convey our thoughts, emotions, or needs.
Levine and Munsch, 2011