SLP 510 Language Disorders in Children Birth-Five
This course provides theoretical and clinical information regarding the development, assessment, and treatment of spoken phonological, morphological, semantic, syntactic, and pragmatic disorders in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. The impact of a range of medical conditions on communicative development will be discussed. Differences in approaches to infants/toddlers vs. preschoolers will be highlighted. Interprofessional activities regarding treatment of infants in the newborn intensive care unit will be included. The impact of cultural and linguistic differences will be discussed. The role of language development in literacy acquisition will be highlighted. Lecture/seminar/ problem-based learning format.