Principles and procedures for habilitation and rehabilitation are emphasized. 5333 Advanced Study in Language Disorders . The focus will be on the assessment and intervention of language in shcool aged children. Issues regarding the relationship of language and literacy acquisition will be pursued. Literature review will be emphaszed.
Emphasis is placed on apraxia and the dysarthrias.
Clinical application in assessment and rehabilitation of patients with neurogenically-based motor speech deficits is stressed. 5337 Vocal Rehabilitation . 5339 Dysphagia . A review of anatomic and physiologic disturbances in swallowing in neurologicall impaired and post-surgical head and neck cancer patients will be presented. Instrumentation, techniques of evaluation and radiograph examination of degutition will be reviewed.