School-Aged Language Disorders.

Catalog description

This graduate-level course will examine school-aged language disorders for children in pre-school through elementary school and the practice of speech-language pathology in the school setting. This course is designed to prepare students with the knowledge and skills for effective prevention, assessment, and intervention with elementary-level students who have communication disorders. Course content will also include legislative foundations, legal and ethical considerations, strategic learning models for school-aged students, and other contemporary issues relative to public school practice.