Receptive Language

Understanding spoken language including following directions, comprehending questions, and processing verbal information.

Examples & Achievements

• Follows 3-step instructions ("Get your coat, put on your shoes, and wait by the door")
• Understands spatial words (behind, between, next to)
• Comprehends temporal concepts (before, after, first, then, last)
• Understands questions starting with who, what, where, when, why, how
• Follows a story read aloud and answers comprehension questions

How to Measure

• Follows a novel 3-step instruction on first attempt
• Answers 4 out of 5 comprehension questions about a short story
• PPVT-5 (Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test) standard score
• CELF Preschool-3 Receptive Language Index