Course OverviewThis course covers oral language development and its relationship to the acquisition of reading and writing skills. Theories of language development are analyzed. Phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics are addressed.

Course OverviewThis course examines basic anatomy and physiology of speech mechanisms, including respiratory, laryngeal, and supraglottal systems. A particular focus is basic science foundations and application to clinical problem-solving.

Course OverviewTraining will be provided in using the International Phonetic Alphabet to transcribe sounds of American English, including experience with influences of dialect and speech disorders. An introduction to the fundamentals of the physics of sound and acoustic

Course OverviewThis course introduces the student to the foundations of statistical concepts. Topics include organizing data, measures of central tendency, probability, sampling, and statistical hypothesis testing. The course is taught conceptually with minimal emphasis on the