SPPA 447 (4 credits)– Disorders of Voice & Fluency

Schedule:

Spring Semester 2011
9:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. T R
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. T R (office hours)

Prerequisite:

- SPPA 234 (Introduction to Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology)

- SPPA 280 (Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing)

Description:

A study of the anatomy and physiology of the vocal mechanism, with special emphasis on normal and abnormal processes of voice and fluency. Assessment and treatment of functional, organic and neurological voice pathologies will be addressed, as well as basic principles of stuttering, its diagnosis, and therapy (AU Bulletin, 2007-2008).

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   Symptoms and Signs of Voice Disorders
   Sample Format Report Outline
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SPPA322 (3 credits) - Child Language Disorders

Schedule:

Spring Semester 2011
2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. T Th.
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. T R (office hours)

Prerequisite:

- SPPA321 (Normal Language Development)

Description:

"A study of the factors contributing to the development of disordered speech and language.  Includes traditional and more recent classification systems and a survey of characteristic disorders. Introduces methods of evaluation and therapy." (AU Undergraduate Bulletin, 2008-2009, p. 204)

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   Case Studies
   Language Sample (A-G)
   Language Sample (H-M)
   Language Sample (N-Z)