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Language Disorders in Children
Reading and discussion of current linguistic theory, first language acquisition and language disorders in young children. Focus on development of a principled understanding of language disorders at the phonological, morphological and syntactic levels. Examines ways in which these disorders confront theories of language and acquisition.
Spring 2013
Topics
- Specific Language Impairment
- Autism, part 1
- Autism, part 2
- Autism, part 3
- Fragile X and Rett’s Syndrome
- William’s Syndrome, part 1
- William’s Syndrome, part 2
- Down’s Syndrome, part 1
- Down’s Syndrome, part 2
- Wrap-up and class presentations
Readings
- Paul, Rhea. “Definitions and Models of Language Disorders in Children.” Chapter 1 in Language Disorders from Infancy through Adolescence: Assessment and Intervention . 2nd ed. Mosby, 2001. ISBN: 9780323006606.
- ———. “Causation and Prevention in Child Language Disorders.” Chapter 4 in Language Disorders from Infancy through Adolescence: Assessment and Intervention . 2nd ed. Mosby, 2001. ISBN: 9780323006606.
- Clahsen, Harald. “Linguistic Perspectives on Specific Language Impairment.” Chapter 19 in Handbook of Child Language Acquisition . Edited by William C. Ritchie and Tej K. Bhatia. Emerald Group Publishing, 1998. ISBN: 9780125890410.
- Wetherby, Amy M., Barry M. Prizant, and Adriana L. Schuler. “Understanding the Nature of Communication and Language Impairments.” Chapter 6 in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Transactional Developmental Perspective . Edited by Amy M. Wetherby and Barry M. Prizant. Paul H. Brookes Publishing, 2000. ISBN: 9781557664457.
Prerequisites & course information
Prereq: None G (Spring) Not offered regularly; consult department 3-0-9 units
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- MIT OpenCourseWare ↗Spring 2013
- MIT OCW calendar ↗
- MIT OCW syllabus ↗
- MIT OCW readings ↗
- Historical MIT OpenCourseWare offering. Named reading entries and schedule topics are automatically extracted from the linked source pages.