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Unit of Study SPT20002 - Speech, Language and Literacy in Children: Theory and Practice (2019)

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Unit description

Introduces students to speech pathology assessment and interventions for children with speech, language and communication needs of a developmental nature. Students will become familiar with assessment and intervention methods that are relevant to speech pathology practice in Australia. Students will develop skills in analysing and interpreting data and planning interventions.

Unit content

Children with speech, language and communication needs of a developmental nature: description, incidence, prevalence, risk and protective factors. Professional practices of assessment, analysis and interpretation, and intervention.

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Location Domestic International
Gold Coast Session 1 Session 1

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

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:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 describe risk factors for children presenting with speech, language and communication needs and their ability to inform prognosis and speech pathology practice
2 analyse, interpret, and differentially diagnose children's speech, language and communication needs
3 identify and describe different speech pathology intervention options for children with speech, language and communication needs.

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

  1. describe risk factors for children presenting with speech, language and communication needs and their ability to inform prognosis and speech pathology practice
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    • GA4:
  2. analyse, interpret, and differentially diagnose children's speech, language and communication needs
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    • GA4:
  3. identify and describe different speech pathology intervention options for children with speech, language and communication needs.
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:

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