Basic speech science is introduced. An introduction to speech, language, and hearing disorders. A variety of disorders in both children and adults is surveyed including articulation and language disorders, stuttering, learning disability, cleft palate, cerebral palsy, voice disorders, and hearing losses. The course is designed for and open to all students. An extension of 620-10900, the course provides an opportunity to expand manual communication skills and develop the ability to communicate effectively and comfortably with deaf people.
Students also develop a better understanding of the implications of deafness for daily life.
Transcription of speech production errors, identification of articulatory and phonological error patterns, assessment and treatment techniques are heavily emphasized. An introduction to the study of developmental language disorders. The course examines characteristics of language disorders in the areas of syntax, grammatical morphology, semantics, and pragmatics. The course demonstrates how to incorporate established theory into language assessment and intervention practices. Formal and informal assessment procedures are reviewed.