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Unit of Study SPCH2012 - Assessment of Child Speech and Language (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    N/A

Unit description

Develops and applies knowledge of speech pathology assessment and intervention for children with communication delay or disorders. Students apply principles of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health to promote holistic and client-centred assessment. Students are provided with an opportunity to acquire, practise and demonstrate novice-level speech pathology skills that underpin clinical practice.

Unit content

  1. History, models, classification systems and definitions of speech sound disorders and developmental language disorders
  2. Speech sound assessment approaches for different types of speech sound disorders in children
  3. Analysis and reporting of speech sound disorders in children
  4. Language assessment approaches for different age groups
  5. Literacy assessment approaches for different age groups
  6. Analysis of developmental language disorders and/or literacy concerns in children 

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour
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Gold Coast
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Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

describe the history, models, classification systems and definitions of speech sound disorders and developmental language disorders in children

compare approaches in the assessment and diagnosis of speech sound disorders in children

describe approaches in the assessment and diagnosis of developmental language disorders and literacy concerns in children

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • McLeod, S & Baker, E, 2017, Children's speech: An evidence-based approach to assessment and intervention, Pearson Education Ltd..
  • Paul, R, Norbury, CF, & Goose, C, 2018, Language disorders from infancy through adolescence. Listening, speaking, reading, writing and communicating, 5th edn, Elsevier..
  • Shipley, KG & McAfee, JG, 2021, Assessment in speech-language pathology: a resource manual, 6th edn, Cengage Learning..
Prescribed Resources/Equipment

  • The textbooks above are all available online under MyReadings.

     

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.