SPHR 584 - Assessment and Treatment of Language Disorders: Birth to Age Five

Institution:

Portland State University

Subject:

Speech and Hearing Sciences

Description:

Outlines causation, prevention, evaluation, and management procedures for addressing developmental language disorders in infants, toddlers, and preschool children. Formal and informal assessment procedures will be covered. Uses and misuses of standardized tests will be discussed. Models of language disorders will be compared and contrasted. Speech sample analysis procedures will be studied. Pragmatic intervention techniques will be stressed. Relations between language and phonology and multicultural issues will also be included. Family-centered practice techniques will be emphasized. Corequisite: SpHr 551.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pdx.edu

Phone Number:

(503) 725-3511

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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