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• Course Text: The Development of Language
• • Review Chapter 5, “Putting Words Together,” for key content about how children’s speech develops into complex sentences.
  • Chapter 8, “Variations in Language Development; Implications for Research and Theory”
  • Chapter 9, “Atypical Language Development”

• Online Reading: Week 5 Reading (PDF)
  Used by permission.

• Web Sites on Specific Conditions That Impact Speech and Language
  Note: For this week’s Discussion, become familiar with at least two types of the following conditions that impact speech and language.

• • Apraxia: Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America (CASANA)
    http://www.apraxia-kids.org/
    Under “Family Place,” click on “Enter Here” for the Guide to Childhood Apraxia of Speech 

  • Cleft Palate: Cleft Palate Foundation: About Cleft Lip and Palate
    http://www.cleftline.org/parents/about_cleft_lip_and_palate
  • Down Syndrome: National Down Syndrome Society: Speech and Language Skills in Infants, Toddlers, and Young Children
    http://www.ndss.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=138%3Aspeech-a-language-therapy&catid=51%3Atherapies-a-development&Itemid=142&limitstart=1

  • Stuttering: The Stuttering Foundation: Information for Parents of Preschoolers
    http://www.stutteringhelp.org/if-you-think-your-child-stuttering

• Article: Speech and Language Impairments (PDF)

• Article: Delayed Speech or Language Development (PDF)

• Article: Speech-Language Therapy (PDF)

• Article: What Early Childhood Teachers Need to Know About Language (PDF)

Optional Resources

• Web Site: Child Development Institute: Children with Communication Disorders
  http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/disorders/children_with_communication_disorders.shtml

• Web Site: Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Communication Disorders
  http://healthlibrary.stlouischildrens.org/90,P02559

• Web Site: Early Identification of Communication Disorders
  http://www.health.ny.gov/community/infants_children/early_intervention/disorders/ch3_pt2.htm

• Web Site: Children with Communication Disorders
  http://www.comeunity.com/disability/speech/communication.html
  

• Respond to each item. Each response should be concise and between 2–3 paragraphs in length.
• Use MS Word to write your responses, and submit your answers to all three questions in one Word document.
• Copy and paste each question within the document, so that your instructor can see which question you are responding to.