SLP 181 Phonetics for Language

Lecture Hours: 3
Credits: 3

Covers the listening/discrimination, and transcription skills required to identify normal and disordered speech production. Describes the motoric and linguistic acquisition of normal and disordered speech along with basic approaches to intervention that can be used by Speech and Language Pathology Assistants. Focuses on transcription of American English speech sounds and the physical and linguistic development of speech.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Describe the physical structures that are related to speech comprehension and production.
Name and describe the physical and linguistic milestones of speech development.
Describe speech dialects and speech disorders and differentiate between them
Describe speech sound error patterns including sound substitutions, additions, distortions and deletions
Describe components of an intervention method that uses accurate modeling, pacing, correcting and reinforcement in the administration of speech treatment programs
Define a simple data collection system to show progress in intervention.

Content Outline

Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech System
Acquisition of Speech
Transcription of Speech Sounds in a variety of contexts
Speech Sound Patterns
Speech Intervention