Language Disorders: Assessment and Intervention
General
Prefix
CSD
Course Number
461
Course Level
Undergraduate
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Health and Wellness Professions
Description
Description of common language disorders. Strategies for assessing linguistic knowledge and usage. Intervention procedures for the remediation of language disorders.
Prerequisites
Credits
Min
3
Max
3
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
No
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Describe the framework of assessment and intervention in language disorders. These include: definitions, models, history, issues.
Outcome
Discuss general principles in assessment and intervention.
These include: clinical teaching cycle, sequencing, evidence-based practice.
Outcome
Learn the components & sequence of assessment at different developmental levels ¿ prelinguistic, emerging language, and developing language levels.
Outcome
Distinguish between different testing methods.
Outcome
Accurately administer and score a language test.
Outcome
Describe various language sampling procedures & analyze a language sample.
Outcome
Describe the language characteristics of various etiological groups.
Outcome
Distinguish between language differences and language disorders.
Outcome
Perform basic assessment of prelinguistic behaviors in young, nonverbal children.
Outcome
Learn the components of intervention for different ages ¿ prelinguistic, emerging language, developing language.
Outcome
Utilize the resources of your textbook and other materials in order to formulate assessment and treatment plans.
Outcome
Analyze cases of language disordered children and answer questions about assessment and treatment implications.
Outcome
Conduct oneself ethically every day throughout the course.
Dependencies
Programs
CSD461
is a
completion requirement
for: