Psychology 2043A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Speech Disorder, Paul Broca, Language Disorder
10 Dec 2014
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Chapter 9 notes children with communication, language, and speech disorders. (psych 2043a final exam. Babies communicate to let their parents know what they need. 3-4 months, babies begin cooing and babbling using sounds that approximate speech and they try to imitate what they have heard: at around 1 year, the first words appear. Usually a repetition of words like ma-ma and da-da: any delays in language development and producing speech sounds, early intervention is essential. Myklebust concentrated on individuals with auditory processing difficulties. Osgood added the mental component to communication: their combined work showed that communication was complex, involving interactions among speech production, language development, and thought. This is supported by the language disruption that occurs when there is a lesion or injury to the left hemisphere. Also the impact of living in bilingual and multilingual families is studied a lot. 9. 2a characteristics of children with communication, language and speech disorders: two students with speech disorders.
