Once upon a time, there lived an old lion in a forest.

As he grew weak due to old age,

he found it difficult to hunt any prey for his food. So, the lion thought of a plan to
stay his stomach. He decided to lie down in the cave and pretend that he is ill and
then whosoever will come to inquire about his health will become his prey.

Being the king of the forest the lion announced he is not well. The old lion put his
wicked plan into practice and it started working. Many of his well-wishers got killed.

One day, a clever fox came to visit the sick lion. He stood on the outside of the cave
and looked about. He discovered the lion's trick. He asked the lion from outside the
cave “How are you, sir?”

“I am not well at all. Why don’t you come inside and meet me?” replied the lion.

“No, thank you, sir. I can see footprints leading inside but none going outside. Still,
if I come inside I would be a fool” said the fox and left the cave. In this way, the fox
saved his life and helped to save the life other animals also by informing them about
the lion's trick.

Moral of the story

1. Be alert and pay attention to the surroundings
2. Never trust a fake person
Receptive language is the “input” of language, the ability to understand and comprehend
spoken language that you hear or read. For example, a child’s ability to listen and follow
directions (e.g. “put on your coat”) relies on the child’s receptive language skills. In typical
development, children are able to understand language before they are able to produce it.
Children who are unable to comprehend language may have receptive language difficulties or a
receptive language disorder.

Children who have difficulty understanding language may struggle with the following:

•Following directions

•Understanding what gestures mean

•Answering questions

•Identifying objects and pictures

•Reading comprehension

•Understanding a story

How to improve receptive language: Speech language therapy is highly effective in improving

receptive language skills. A speech language pathologist will use a variety of informal and
formal assessments to determine a child’s specific receptive language weaknesses. A
comprehensive treatment plan is created for each child. Goals may focus on attention and
concentration, vocabulary, understanding of grammar, figurative language, comprehension
strategies and following directions. Speech therapy for receptive language is specific to each
child’s unique needs. Improving receptive language skills will allow a child to fully and
independently participate in their daily activities.

Expressive language is the “output” of language, the ability to express your wants and needs
through verbal or nonverbal communication. It is the ability to put thoughts into words and
sentences in a way that makes sense and is grammatically correct. Children that have difficulty
communicating their wants and needs may have expressive language difficulties or an
expressive language disorder. For example, children may have expressive language difficulties if
they are unable to tell you when they need to use the bathroom or when they are hungry.

•Children who have difficulty producing language may struggle with the following:

•Asking questions

•Naming objects

•Using gestures
•Using facial expressions

•Making comments

•Vocabulary

•Syntax (grammar rules)

•Semantics (word/sentence meaning)

•Morphology (forms of words)

How to improve expressive language: Speech therapy is effective in improving expressive

language delays and deficits. Expressive language therapy focuses on giving each child the tools
and strategies they need to communicate their needs, thoughts and ideas to the world.

Viewing as a new macro skill

Generally speaking, viewing is as important as the other four macro skills. We are all aware that
we are living in a visual world, wherein advanced technology and different social media platforms could
be accessible to anyone in the world. People encounter different texts, images, and videos every day,
which makes our viewing skill in work. Viewing as a new macro skill helps the students to slow down,
think and reflect about the images that they see. It helps students to analyze and evaluate visual texts
and multimedia that use visuals. It also helps the students to appreciate the art that is deep within the
text images and videos.

Viewing helps students to slow down, reflect and think about the images they
are seeing, and develop the knowledge and skills to analyse and evaluate
visual texts and multimedia texts that use visuals. Viewing also helps students
acquire information and appreciate ideas and experiences visually
communicated by others.