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SPA 668

Assessment & Intervention of Language & Literacy Disorders

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Average gradeA
Standard

Overview

Description

This course will focus on appraisal, diagnoses, and intervention of various language and literacy disorders in preschool through adolescence.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • Must be an admitted degree seeking student in the Speech Pathology and Audiology masters program.
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Must be an admitted degree seeking student in the Speech Pathology and Audiology masters program.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall

Terms

fall

Restrictions

Must be an admitted degree seeking student in the Speech Pathology and Audiology masters program.

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • demonstrate understanding of the theoretical background and principles of assessment and treatment practices of language and literacy disorders in school age children.
  • explain the school-based policies and practices and its role in prevention, referral, appraisal, diagnosis and intervention.
  • demonstrate understanding of the appraisal process of diagnostic and treatment evidence to inform Evidence Based Practice (EBP).
  • demonstrate understanding of the impact of culturally and linguistically different (CLD) background on language and literacy in a school based setting.
  • formulate intervention plan that address the four modalities of language (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) in the context of curricular demands.
  • assess different components (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics) of language and its impact on literacy and related disorders.