Development of Speech and Language

Catalog description

Processes and products of typical language development from infancy to childhood; the development of early communication in the context of cognitive, social, physical, and emotional growth before and after first words, first sentences, and nascent conversations. Cultural and individual differences in language development. Continuation of student experience with research and clinical writing in the field of communications disorders. Relevance of basic research and developmental 'norms' to assessing and treating children with disabilities. Initial clinical experience interacting with a typically developing child, collecting a professional language sample, and analyzing it as a clinician. Prerequisite(s): SPAU 3000 may be taken as a prerequisite or corequisite. Corequisite(s): SPAU 3009 and SPAU 3112 .