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SLP 6060 - Child Language Disorders


This course provides students with a foundation of knowledge about the etiology and characteristics of language disorders, including expressive and receptive language, including infancy, preschool period, and school-aged children. The impact of language disorders on academic performance and social interaction in the classroom will be discussed. This course gives students the tools necessary to effectively identify, evaluate and treat children with language, reading and writing disorders. Topics addressed include theoretical frameworks for the assessment and treatment of childhood language disorders, etiology and characteristics of language/communication disorders, principles and methods of assessment and intervention, multicultural issues in assessment and intervention, and current issues in the early childhood language disorders research literature. Current theoretical models of phonological development and analysis will be applied to decision-making processes in assessment and treatment of speech sound disorders in this age group. 3 credits


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