SPE 526 - Best Practice in Child Word Finding:Academic

Institution:

National Louis University

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Accommodations for Students with Expressive Language Difficulties Instructional models that represent Best Practice in the classroom for students with word-finding difficulties are presented. Specifically, this course provides a study of: (1) definition, characteristics, and word-finding profiles of children with word-finding difficulties; (2) models of lexical access to explain the source of word-finding difficulties; (3) the impact of word-finding difficulties on academic learning; (4) techniques for embedding retrieval strategies in vocabulary instruction; and (5) appropriate accommodations in academic instruction, assessment, and classroom discourse, for students challenged with word finding. Throughout learners engage in a self-study of their own word-finding skills to better understand those of students with word finding difficulties. Prerequisite(s): SPE500. 2 semester hours COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 330 NATIONAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nl.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 443-5522

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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