When designing language remediation all language tasks are not the same in terms of cognitive skills. This is a recreation of a hierarchy of discrete language skills from The Source for Processing Disorders by Gail J. Richard. Language skills build up gradually in neurological demand and this hierarchy depicts this process.

This chart is useful for sharing with parents and teachers to give them a better understanding of the student’s discrete language processing skills as well as developing goals and objectives for students. 

*A test that is helpful for assessing discrete language is the Processing Test-Revised (LPT-R). The LPT-R includes two pretests (Labeling and Stating Functions) and the five subtests, Associations, Categorization, Similarities, Differences, Multiple Meanings.

Welcome to Language Speech and Literacy!  I’m Linda Cannon, M.S., CCC – SLP, an ASHA certified speech/language pathologist. I have worked in the schools for many years with all ages, including PreK. I will be sharing ideas and resources for speech/language pathologists and other educators on this blog. Thank you for stopping by!