Editing Language delay (section)

==Types ==
A language delay is commonly divided into ''receptive'' and ''expressive'' categories. Both categories are essential in developing effective communication.

[[Receptive language]] refers to the process of understanding language, both verbal (spoken) and nonverbal (written, gestural).<ref name=":10">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nspt4kids.com/specialties-and-services/speech-language-pathology/guide-receptive-language-delay/|title=A Guide to Receptive Language Delay|website=nspt4kids.net|date=13 November 2014 |access-date=2021-03-27}}</ref> This may involve gaining information from sounds and words, visual information from surrounding environment, written information and grammar.<ref name =":15">{{Cite web|url=https://childdevelopment.com.au/areas-of-concern/understanding-language/receptive-language-understanding-words-and-language/|title=Receptive Language (understanding words and language)|website=childdevelopment.com.au|access-date=2021-03-27}}</ref>

[[Expressive language]] refers to the use of sentences (made of words or signs) to communicate messages to others. It enables children to express their needs and wants to the people around them, interact with others and develop their language skills in speech and writing.<ref name=":20">{{Cite web|url=https://childdevelopment.com.au/areas-of-concern/using-speech/expressive-language-using-words-and-language/|title=Expressive Language (Using Words and Languages)|website=childdevelopment.com.au|access-date=2021-03-27}}</ref> Some expressive language skills include putting words together into sentences, being able to label objects in an environment and describing events and actions.<ref name=":20" />

===Receptive language delay===
Children that are diagnosed with receptive language delay have difficulties understanding language.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web|url=https://www.speechandlanguagekids.com/receptive-language-delay/#:~:text=Receptive%20language%20delay%20is%20a,have%20an%20expressive%20language%20delay|title=Receptive Language Delay|website=speechandlanguagekids.com|access-date=2021-03-27}}</ref> They may have trouble with receptive language skills such as identifying vocabulary and basic concepts, understanding gestures, following directions and answering questions.<ref name=":10" /> The number of language skills that children have difficulties with can differ greatly, with some having trouble with only a single skill and others having trouble with multiple.<ref name=":11" />

===Expressive language delay===
A child diagnosed with expressive language delay (ELD) has trouble with language usage in some way. As this diagnosis is very broad, each child diagnosed with ELD can be very different in terms of the language skills they have problems with. Some may have difficulty with using the correct words and vocabulary, some have trouble forming sentences and others are unable to sequence information together coherently.<ref name=":16">{{Cite web|url=https://www.speechandlanguagekids.com/expressive-language-delay-resource-page/#:~:text=Expressive%20language%20delay%20(ELD)%20is,words%20together%20to%20form%20sentences|title=Expressive Language Delay Resource Page|website=speechandlanguagekids.com|access-date=2021-03-27}}</ref> Expressive language symptoms come in many forms and each one is treated with different methods.