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Dec 15, 2025
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University General Course Catalog 2020-2021 ARCHIVED CATALOG: LINKS AND CONTENT ARE OUT OF DATE. CHECK WITH YOUR ADVISOR.
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SPA 667 - Language Assessment and Intervention: 0-5 (3 units)
Assessment and intervention of communication and language disorders in infants, toddlers, preschoolers.
Prerequisite(s): Must be an admitted degree seeking student in the Speech Pathology and Audiology masters program.
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate knowledge of the etiology and characteristics of various language and communication disorders.
2. discuss language disorders in the context of co-occurring communication disorders.
3. describe typologies of language disorders and characteristics of children with language and communication impairments.
4. identify etiological subgroups of language disorders.
5. discuss underlying assessment principles applicable to language disorders in children including the development of an assessment plan, purpose for assessment, and interpreting the information obtained through an assessment.
6. describe fundamental principles for intervention and various intervention approaches including clinician-directed, child-centered, hybrid therapies, and a naturalistic approach.
7. develop intervention plans for children with language disorders based on assessment procedures to include goals, objects, and rationales.
8. discuss the relationship between clinician and client and parent in terms of advocacy and psychological association.
9. use standardized and non-standardized measures applicable to specific etiological characteristics of language disorders.
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