COMD7392 - Language Disorders, Learning Disabilities, and Dyslexia

COMD 7392 Language Disorders, Learning Disabilities, and Dyslexia (3 semester credit hours) Theoretical models concerning the relationships among language disorders, learning disabilities, and dyslexia. Typical and atypical language and literacy development, definitional and diagnostic issues, and evidence-based treatment approaches for deficits in phonological processing, reading fluency, reading comprehension and compensatory meta-cognitive strategies. Prerequisites: BBSC majors only and department consent required. (3-0) Y