SPH201 Speech Impairments in Children (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Allied Health (ALHEA)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
In this subject students will study theories concerning normal development as well as disorders of articulation, phonology, and fluency. Students will also apply knowledge of linguistics to the analysis of normal and disordered speech.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 1 | |
|---|---|
| Internal | Albury-Wodonga |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: SPH201
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Assumed Knowledge:
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
be able to apply theoretical knowledge to articulation and phonology to equip them to be beginning speech pathology student clinicians in the following areas of the Competency-Based Occupational Standards (C-BOS) (Speech Pathology Australia 1997).
Unit 1 Assessment of the client's articulation and phonology.
- Interviews and takes case history.
- Administers the speech pathology assessment to obtain the information required.
- Analyses and interprets speech pathology assessment data.
- Provides feedback on results of speech pathology assessments to the client and/or significant other and referral sources and discusses management.
- Writes report.
Unit 2 Description/Diagnosis of the client?s articulation and phonology and determination of the likely outcome/prognosis
- Analyses, integrates, and interprets speech pathology and other relevant data, and determines diagnosis and prognosis. (This section will include information on genetic issues relating to articulation and phonology.)
Unit 3 Planning of client?s articulation and phonological management.
- Uses integrated and interpreted information relevant to the client's communication status to develop speech pathology intervention.
- Establishes goals for intervention.
- Documents speech pathology intervention plans, goals, decisions, and discharge.
Unit 4 Implementation of client's articulation and phonology management.
- Plans a speech pathology management program based on speech pathology assessment, diagnosis and planning.
- demonstrate an understanding of the various theories of articulation and phonology (including traditional articulation, distinctive features, generative phonology, nonlinear phonology, sonority). Case examples will be used to explain the theories.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
Topic 1 Overview of case from initial referral to discharge Topic 2 Articulation and phonology - Concepts, definitions, terminology - What is articulation versus phonology? Topic 3 Normal development of speech - Babbling, phonemic repertoire, normative data, normal 'errors', vowels, syllable structure, consonant clusters, suprasegmentals/prosody. Topic 4 Factors influencing articulatory and phonological impairment - Case histories, relevant referral information. - Genetics. - The 'typical' client. - Potential outcomes: Social, emotional, occupational. Topic 5 Assessment - Purpose of assessment. - Tests versus sampling tools. What assessment tasks/tools are available? What makes a good assessment tool? - Assessing vowels, consonant clusters, polysyllabic words. - Single word versus connected speech sampling. Which is best? Eliciting connected speech. Strategy for eliciting single words (cuing hierarchy). How much spontaneous speech should I analyse? - Screening, stimulability, variability. - Recording and transcription, reliability of transcription. - Assessment of the speech mechanism (OMA). Topic 6 Analysis - Traditional articulation analysis. Distinctive features analysis. - Phonological processes - including checklists such as - Bankson-Bernthal, Khan-Lewis, Locke, etc. - Phonological analysis - based on generative phonology (PACS, PROPH+). Nonlinear analysis. Sonority. - Psycholinguistic analysis. - Instrumental analysis (including acoustic analysis, EPG) - Covert contrasts. Computerised Speech Laboratory (CSL). Topic 7 Selecting intervention targets Topic 8 Approaches to intervention - Including traditional articulation/coarticulation, minimal pairs, maximal pairs, cycles, metaphon, nonlinear, psycholingustic, cued articulation. Topic 9 Treatment efficacy and clinical decision making Topic 10 Phonological awareness Topic 11 Developmental dyspraxia Topic 12 Craniofacial anomalies - An introduction to craniofacial anomalies, including cleft lip and palate. Multidisciplinary management of craniofacial anomalies. - Assessment and intervention procedures of people with relating to articulation and phonology. Topic 13 Hearing impairment Topic 14 Accent modification
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.