Elementary School: How To Help Your Child Is Having Trouble With Verbal Linguistic Skills

How can I tell if my elementary school-age child is having trouble with verbal-linguistic skills?

Elementary school children who are having trouble with verbal and linguistic skills are often very silent and don't interact much verbally. These children don't like to talk a lot amongst their peers or with their parents. At a very early age, we might notice that children are misnaming things. They might call a spoon a fork, or instead of naming things that they should know, they'll say, "You know that stuff" or, "That thing again, that thing." They'll use general terms to describe what they should have specific vocabulary for.