Speech and Language Pathology: A Classroom Teacher’s Guide

ED/D  9579 (3 credits / 45 hours)

Location: Online
Instructor: Elizabeth Williams

Start Date: 01/05/2011
End Date: 02/08/2011

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Did you ever have a student in your classroom that didn’t quite fit in? Maybe he laughs aloud to himself, or stands too closely to others, or repeats movie lines word for word in hopes of striking up conversations. Did you ever think that child might have a pragmatic language impairment? Did you ever have a student that didn’t quite “get” what you were saying? Maybe she smiles and nods as you go through your lesson but when questioned about the information, she has difficulty recalling it. When you inquire further you feel as if the student wasn’t really listening to you at all. Did you ever think that child might have an auditory/language processing impairment? This course will take you through aspects of speech and language pathology beginning with the definition of speech/language impairment, how to make a referral, the screening/evaluation process as well as some prominent speech and language disorders that you may be faced with in your classrooms. Students will gain a basic knowledge of speech and language pathology, pragmatic language impairments, auditory processing disorders, as well as fluency impairments (stuttering). The learner will also discover classroom strategies, for each disorder discussed, which will enable their students to be more successful within the regular education setting.

Teachers enrolled in this course will...

Know

1. the difference between speech and language.
2. how the referral and evaluation processes work and what to do with the results.
3. three common speech and language disorders that children are diagnosed with [e.g., pragmatic language impairments, auditory/language processing disorders, and fluency(stuttering).

Understand

1. that speech and language disorders affect children throughout all environments.
2. that management of speech and language disorders requires a team approach with constant feedback between educators and speech language pathologists.
3. teachers can promote a child’s social well being as well as their academic success within the school environment.

and Be Able To

1. feel comfortable consulting with the school’s speech language pathologist to initiate referrals, offer/obtain advice and to discuss students of concern.
2. recognize the signs/symptoms of three specific speech and language impairments.
3. apply learned strategies to help these students succeed within all aspects of the school environment.
4. incorporate multimodality teaching practices and an interactive style into the classroom.