This course is an independent study of special problems and is offered as 199A-C for 1.0 to 3.0 units respectively. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. Basic diagnostic procedures for formal and informal evaluation of communicative disorders. Use of formal diagnostic instruments and informal observations will be considered. The student will gain competencies in the clinical techniques associated with the differential diagnosis of hearing loss, including the basic information needed to administer an audiological test program in the public schools.
Emphasis is given to hearing screening requirements for testing young children.
2.0 hours clinical, 2.0 hours activity. SPPA 249 Classroom Strategies for Children and Adolescents with Communicative Disorders 3.0 Fall Introduction to human communication and its disorders, with emphasis on the school-aged population. This course covers classroom teachers responsibilities for children with communication disorders and suggestions for ways to address the needs of these children in the classroom. This course is the same as SPED 249 which may be substituted. Lecture and discussion of normal developmental processes associated with language acquisition.