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- Course Text: The Development of Language
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- Review Chapter 5, “Putting Words Together,” for key content about how children’s speech develops into complex sentences.
- Chapter 8, “Variations in Language Development; Implications for Research and Theory”
- Chapter 9, “Atypical Language Development”
- Online Reading: Week 5 Reading (PDF)
Used by permission. - Web Sites on Specific Conditions That Impact Speech and Language
Note: For this week’s Discussion, become familiar with at least two types of the following conditions that impact speech and language. -
- Apraxia: Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America (CASANA)
http://www.apraxia-kids.org/
Under “Family Place,” click on “Enter Here” for the Guide to Childhood Apraxia of Speech - Cleft Palate: Cleft Palate Foundation: About Cleft Lip and Palate
http://www.cleftline.org/parents/about_cleft_lip_and_palate - Down Syndrome: National Down Syndrome Society: Speech and Language Skills in Infants, Toddlers, and Young Children
http://www.ndss.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=138%3Aspeech-a-language-therapy&catid=51%3Atherapies-a-development&Itemid=142&limitstart=1 - Stuttering: The Stuttering Foundation: Information for Parents of Preschoolers
http://www.stutteringhelp.org/if-you-think-your-child-stuttering
- Apraxia: Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America (CASANA)
- Article: Speech and Language Impairments (PDF)
- Article: Delayed Speech or Language Development (PDF)
- Article: Speech-Language Therapy (PDF)
- Article: What Early Childhood Teachers Need to Know About Language (PDF)
Optional Resources
- Web Site: Child Development Institute: Children with Communication Disorders
http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/disorders/children_with_communication_disorders.shtml - Web Site: Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Communication Disorders
http://healthlibrary.stlouischildrens.org/90,P02559 - Web Site: Early Identification of Communication Disorders
http://www.health.ny.gov/community/infants_children/early_intervention/disorders/ch3_pt2.htm - Web Site: Children with Communication Disorders
http://www.comeunity.com/disability/speech/communication.html
- Respond to each item. Each response should be concise and between 2–3 paragraphs in length.
- Use MS Word to write your responses, and submit your answers to all three questions in one Word document.
- Copy and paste each question within the document, so that your instructor can see which question you are responding to.
- Clarify the differences between referential and expressive language. Then identify two factors that can influence whether children’s language is more referential or more expressive.
- Explain the difference between speech and language impairments and describe at least one major form of each.
- Identify two or more different types of language and speech intervention treatments and describe the impact they may have on children’s language development.
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