SLP 6035 - Language Disorders

This course provides students with a foundation of knowledge about the etiology and characteristics of language disorders, including expressive and receptive language, across the human lifespan. The impact of language disorders on academic and occupational performance, activities of daily living, and social interaction will be discussed. This course gives students the tools necessary to effectively screen and implement treatment plans with individuals diagnosed with language, reading, and writing delays or disorders. Topics addressed include theoretical frameworks for the treatment of childhood language disorders, etiology and characteristics of language/communication disorders, principles and methods and multicultural issues involved in screening and intervention, as well as current issues in the literature for language disorders. (Prerequisite courses SLP 6010, SLP 6020 & 6021, SLP 6030).

3 Credits