Relational vocabulary

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Does anyone know what the relational vocabulary subtest of the TOLD-P:3
measures? My daughter bombed this particular subtest (1st percentile)
but score 75% in the picture vocabulary subtest and 91% in the oral
vocabulary subtest. Any ideas out there on what this would indicate?
What kind of questions are on this relational vocab. subtest?
Thanks!

Submitted by Janis on Sun, 08/08/2004 - 10:56 PM

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I believe that relational vocabulary asks questions like, “How are a banana and an apple alike?” The child would repsond with things like, they are both fruit, both grow on trees, both have a peel, etc.
My child also did poorly on that subtest the first time she was given the TOLD (2%ile). When she was retested this spring, she was at the 25th%ile.

Janis

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/11/2004 - 3:24 AM

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Janis,
My son performed poorly on this as well. What did you do to help remediate this deficiency? Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Submitted by Janis on Sun, 08/15/2004 - 2:02 AM

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I think that teaching vocabulary in categories is the most helpful thing. That way, you can discuss how things are similar and different and how items are related. I am sure there are products available from speech-language companies like Lingui-Systems or Super Duper which would help with this.

Janis

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