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Semester: | Spring 2025 |
Number: | 0878-638-100 |
Instructor: | TBA |
Days: | Monday 4:00 pm - 5:50 pm |
Note: | Traditional In-Person Class |
Location: | Garden City - Hagedorn Hall of Enterprise 115 |
Credits: | 3 |
Notes: |
For majors only |
Course Materials: | View Text Books |
Description: |
A description and discussion of a range of developmental disorders in school-age children and adolescents. Specifically, language-learning disabilities and literacy issues are discussed in relation to normal developmental issues and school-based social, academic, and cultural demands. Language assessment techniques, including authentic curriculum-based assessment, and remediation strategies are discussed. |
Learning Goals: |
PERFORMANCE OUTCOMESUpon completion of the course, students will DEMONSTRATE:• Knowledge about the nature of language-learning disorders in the school-age child (ASHA III-C knowledge of language-learning disorderes – assessed by midterm exam)• Knowledge about the implications of language and meta-language skills for academic success, including the development of literacy (ASHA III-C knowledge about implications of language and meta-language skills – assessed by midterm exam and course grade)• Language assessment of the school-age child (ASHA III-D knowledge of assessment principles assessed by course project; IV-G1 (assessment skills assessed via course project)Theoretically-based language intervention with emphasis on oral and spoken narratives (ASHA III-D knowledge of principles and methods of intervention assessed via course project, III-F evidence-based practice assessed via midterm and class project, IV-G2 intervention skills *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here. |
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