Language and Learning Disorders of Children II

Application of research in normal oral and written language acquisition to the study of language and learning disorders in school-aged children and adolescents; emphasis on the assessment of, and intervention with school-age children with language and learning disorders in the clinic and the classroom. Units include the history of special education; perceptual disorders, linguistic diversity; narrative and discourse development; reading acquisition; medication, drug abuse, and language issues related to dyslexia, attention deficit disorder, oppositional behavior, and central auditory processing disorder.

Fall, Spring