SPH 450 Aphasia - Language and communicative disorders due to neuropathic deficits. Language for the Deaf - Comparison of language development for normal and hearing impaired children, theories of language acquisition and use of syntax and semantics. SPH 471 Advanced Language for the Deaf - Analyzing language, formal and informal assessment of language for prescriptive remediation for clinical purposes, adapting and infusing clinical strategies in the content areas. Needed concepts of the primary deaf child, lesson development and implementation for pre-kindergarten to grade 12 using total communication. SPH 474 Manual Communication Advanced - Manual communication for the deaf using American Sign Language.
Emphasis is placed on fluency, speed and interpreting skills.
Literacy Development for the Deaf - Enhances literary development by using Whole Language Approach, Basal, Key Word, Sight Word. SPH 478 Manual Communication Interpretation - Emphasis on syntax. Fluency, and educational interpreting skills, including transliterating and paraphrasing. Facilitating understanding of various rules, ethics, and responsibilities of interpreters and students using interpreters. SPH 481 Speech Science - Physical bases and processes of the production and perception of speech, language, and hearing.