SPED 677 - Teaching Speech to Persons with Hearing Impairment

Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0

Considers the problems of developing and improving speech behavior in young children with hearing impairment. Includes a study of (a) use of auditory, visual, and tactile aids in the whole-word approach to speech, (b) principles and techniques for teaching the formation and development of English speech sounds, and (c) linguistic theory pertinent to the teaching of speech. Offered when demand is sufficient