Introduction to Disorders of Articulation and Phonology

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This course is required for Communications Sciences and Disorders majors and should be taken during the third or fourth year. The intent of this course is to provide students with a basic understanding of the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of children having articulatory and phonological disorders. The course is designed to facilitate critical thinking through problem solving. The educational objectives are that students will acquire an understanding of: 1) the theoretical and practical bases of language and dialectal variations, 2) normal and abnormal articulatory and phonological acquisition, 3) factors related to phonological disorders, 4) assessment procedures and analysis and interpretation of assessment results, and 5) remediation concepts, principles, and methodologies.