Description
Language Exposure Tool – For Bilingual and Multilingual Children
This printable tracking tool helps you gather clear, detailed data on a child’s exposure to each language across a typical week. Designed for speech-language pathologists, educators, and early childhood practitioners, it supports accurate assessments and collaborative planning with families.
🌟 Why use a language exposure tool?
Understanding a child’s receptive (heard) and expressive (spoken) language exposure is essential in bilingual and multilingual evaluations. This tool offers a structured way to:
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Assess language dominance and balance
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Support diagnostic decisions
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Plan culturally responsive interventions
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Guide parents in home language use
🧠 When and how to use it:
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Use this tool during initial assessments, ongoing support, or family consultations.
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Track daily exposure during wakeful hours (adjusted for naps in young children).
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Record time spent in each language across routines (e.g., school, meals, screen time).
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Separate receptive vs. expressive language use.
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Use the simple formula provided to calculate exposure percentages and review change over time.
This tool is especially useful when working with children exposed to more than one language (L1, L2, L3) and can inform decisions around intervention needs, classroom support, or language promotion at home.
✅ Created by Melissa Farkouh, S-LP – a specialist in multilingual development and dynamic assessment.
📥 Download, print, and use immediately in your next evaluation.
