Maricopa Community Colleges  SLP104   19976-20006 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  05/27/97  
SLP104      19976-20006 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Speech, Language, and Hearing Development
Focuses on the processes involved in the normal development of human communication. Emphasis on normative processes involved in speech, language, and hearing development. Prerequisites: None.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
SLP104   19976-20006 Speech, Language, and Hearing Development
1. Describe categorical perception and the development of auditory perception and explain their relationship to speech development. (I)
2. Identify and describe the prelinguistic stages of vocal development in infants. (I)
3. Identify and describe the speech sound errors in children that lead to "normal " errors in speech sound production. (I)
4. Describe the normal processes of the mastery of speech sound production and increasing intelligibility in children. (I)
5. Define language and explain its relationship to communication development. (II)
6. Identify and describe the levels of language and explain their relationship to communication development. (II)
7. Describe the social, biological and cognitive foundations of language and communication development. (II)
8. Describe the normal processes of language and communication development in infants and toddlers. (II)
9. Describe the normal processes of language and communication development in preschool children. (II)
10. Describe the normal processes of language and communication development in school-age children and adolescents. (II)
11. Describe the basic anatomy and physiology of hearing. (III)
12. Describe the physical and perceptual nature of sound. (III)
13. Describe basic acoustic immittance concepts. (III)
14. Describe the normal processes of hearing development. (III)
15. Review the basic principles/methods of hearing testing. (III)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
SLP104   19976-20006 Speech, Language, and Hearing Development
    I. Normal Processes of Speech Development
        A. Categorical Perception
        B. Auditory Perception
        C. Prelinguistic Stages in Infants
        D. Speech Sound Errors
          1. Assimilation
          2. Cluster Reduction
          3. Deletion
          4. Substitution Distortion
        E. Speech and Sound Production in Children
      II. Normal Processes of Language and Communication Development
          A. Definition of Language
          B. Levels of Language
            1. Phonology
            2. Syntax
            3. Semantics
            4. Pragmatics
          C. Foundations of Language and Communication Development
            1. Social
            2. Biological
            3. Cognitive
          D. Language and Communication Development
            1. Infants and Toddlers
            2. Preschool Children
            3. School-age Children
            4. Adolescents
        III. Normal Processes of Hearing Development
            A. Anatomy and Physiology of Hearing
            B. Physical and Perceptual Nature of Sound
            C. Acoustic Immittance
            D. Hearing Screening
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