SPED 2231 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Universal Design
29 Sep 2017
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De ning communication disorders communication includes receiving, understanding, and expression information, feelings, and ideas speech and language disorder. Speech disorder: refers to di culty in producing sounds as well as disorders of voice quality or. Uency of speech, often referred to as stuttering. Language disorder: di culty in receiving, understanding, and formulating ideas and information. Receptive language disorder: characterized by di cult in receiving or understanding information. Language: structured, shared, rule-governed symbolic system for communicating. Social interaction theories: emphasize that communication skills are learned through social interactions. Lev vygotsky believed children learn by doing and interacting with more experienced. Determining the presence of communication disorders begin by conducting a screening, a referral for evaluation, or both a speech-language pathologist determines if a communication impairment or disorder is present. Uency assessment measures the amount of dis uency also measures type and duration while the student is speaking also notes associated speech and non speech behaviors (eye blinking, head movements)
