COMDIS 270 Chapter Notes - Chapter Chapter's 1, 2 and 3: Acculturation, Metalinguistic Awareness, Specific Language Impairment
6 Dec 2017
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Intro to comdis chapter(cid:859)s (cid:1005), (cid:1006) & (cid:1007) textbook notes. Chapter 1: an introduction to the discipline of communication sciences & disorders. Discipline: a unique area of study (the discipline in the communication sciences and disorders is the study of human communication processes, and breakdowns of those processes. Efficacy: the ability to produce a desired or intended result. Deaf education: education and rehabilitation of individuals with severe to profound hearing impairments. Evidence-based practices: describes how decisions that professionals make about clinical service delivery are guided by high-quality clinical research for teaching students. Impairment: any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological or anatomic structure or function. Disability: refers to a reduced competence in meeting daily living needs. Those with a disability may/may (cid:374)ot (cid:271)e a(cid:271)le to perfor(cid:373) a (cid:862)parti(cid:272)ular(cid:863) life a(cid:272)ti(cid:448)ity in certain situations or contexts. Prevalence: percentage of individuals in a population who demonstrates a disorder at a given point in time.
