Child Language Impairments I: Nature

2 credits · School of Medicine

This course is the first in a three-course sequence on child language impairment. The focus of this course is on the characteristics of children with primary as well as secondary language impairment. Students will read the primary research literature (a) to learn skills for comprehending and interpreting the research literature, and (b) to gain knowledge on the linguistic and non-linguistic skills of subgroups of children with language impairment and children at risk for academic failure. In addition, an overview of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is provided. The lab component develops basic skills in language sample analysis. Fall. [2]