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This course introduces you to language disorders in the preschool years. It focuses on helping preschool children develop oral language for functional communication, including meeting wants / needs and social engagement at a conversational level. Topics to be covered include characteristics and causes of language disorders; cultural variation in perceptions of 'disorder/impairment/disability' with a focus on Maori / Pasific cultures; prevalence and risk factors; early identification; principles of clinical assessment and intervention; types of assessments and interventions; developing assessment protocols and planning intervention; clinical issues, such as service delivery models and multilingual / multicultural best practice. This course will give you experience in using evidence-based practice, clinical reasoning and critical thinking. You will begin to identify with the profession of speech-language therapy, start to analyse issues and generate solutions relevant to working with preschool children.
SPSC661 and approval by the Head of School.
SPSC222
Students must attend one activity from each section.
Jayne Newbury
Paul, R., Norbury, C. & Gosse, C; Language disorders from infancy through adolescence : listening, speaking, reading, writing, and communicating ; 6th Edition; Mosby Elsevier, 2024.
Domestic fee $1,191.00
International Postgraduate fees
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
Maximum enrolment is 50
For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing .