Listening Comprehension Test

This free listening comprehension quiz will test if your child is likely to have a listening comprehension problem, a difficulty understanding when listening, which is sometimes referred to as Specific Language Impairment (SLI) or Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).

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Do you think your child may have difficulty learning when listening?

This free assessment tool will help you determine if your child is likely to have a listening comprehension problem. The test consists of questions organized in two sections: Background History and Listening Comprehension. Your child does not need to be present to take this test.

Listening Comprehension Test: Background History

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Listening Comprehension Test: Listening Comprehension

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Select the statement(s) that describe your child.
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Has a blood relative with a history of reading, spelling, or writing problems.

Was late developing spoken language (e.g., first word was developed after 14 months or first sentences after age 2 years).

Has a hearing disorder.

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How often does your child:
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Struggle to follow spoken directions or explanations, especially when there are no illustrations?

Have difficulty understanding spoken language when there is a lot of background noise?

Have difficulty following verbal jokes or a story read aloud by an adult?

Struggle to participate in extended conversations or miss parts of conversations?

Mispronounce (or used to) only certain words (e.g., says amunul for animal, poothtaste for toothpaste)?

Avoid reading for pleasure?

Struggle to understand what he or she has read?

Have trouble with punctuation and capitalization?

Resist writing tasks?

Have difficulty getting thoughts down on paper?

Have trouble ending sentences with punctuation?

Have trouble completing writing tasks independently?

Make frequent grammatical errors, especially with verbs, when speaking/writing? (e.g., uses the wrong verb tense)

Seem to tire easily when doing school work?

Struggle with science and/or history terms, concepts or facts? (e.g., What is a mammal? What is democracy?)

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Adult's Information

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If your child struggles with independent reading, which emotions do they experience? (select all that apply)

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What are the main challenges you or your child face with reading? (select all that apply)

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