The Stories subtest of the Children’s Memory Scale is used to assess language skills and episodic memory. The child hears two stories (the pairs of stories presented depend on the age of the child). After each story the child is asked to retell the story in as much detail as possible to provide an index of immediate recall. Following a short delay (carrying out a separate task) the child is asked to retell the two stories again (delayed recall), and then asked yes/no factual questions about each story (delayed recognition). Scores of immediate and delayed verbal recall and delayed recognition are converted to scaled scores (M = 10, SD = 3).