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Speech Sound Disorders, Course Paper

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:06.08.2024 13:33:18
Study Course Information
Course Code:REK_293LQF level:Level 6
Credit Points:2.00ECTS:3.00
Branch of Science:Clinical MedicineTarget Audience:Rehabilitation
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Ilze Blūmentāle
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Department of Rehabilitation
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, rkatrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 20271291
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)1Lecture Length (academic hours)4Total Contact Hours of Lectures4
Classes (count)6Class Length (academic hours)4Total Contact Hours of Classes24
Total Contact Hours28
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Pedagogy; Basic Principles of Didactics of Pedagogy in the Work of an Audiologist; Assessment and Classification of Functional Capacity Limit.
Objective:
Gathering knowledge about speech sound disorders of various origins. Analyze clinical cases, drawing conclusions about sound pronunciation, speech disorders, plan therapy. Develop a Course paper.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Guidelines how write study course papers.Lectures1.00auditorium
2Treatment planning for speech sound disorders. Treatment of speech sound disorders in children.Classes1.00auditorium
3Dysarthria - Diagnosis and treatment Study course paper.Classes1.00auditorium
4Apraxia of speech - Diagnosis and treatment. Literature Review of Apraxia.Classes1.00auditorium
5Sound pronunciation/speech disorders as a result of oral structural disorders. Speech disorders in cases of tight sublingual ligament. Literature Review. Clinical case analysis.Classes1.00auditorium
6Orofacial Myofunctional disorders. Literature Review: The Effects of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy.Classes1.00auditorium
7Presentation and defense of study course paper.Classes1.00auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
• analysis of scientific literature on the given topics; • analysis of clinical cases: evidence-based therapy in cases of speech sound disorders.
Assessment Criteria:
• clinical case analysis; • self-assessment tests during the study course; • course paper.
Final Examination (Full-Time):Defence (Semester paper)
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:• will gather knowledge about speech sound disorders of various origins, therapy options; • will describe speech sound disorders of various origins, therapy options in the course work (will be familiar with the recommendations for developing the course work).
Skills:• will analyze clinical cases about sound pronunciation, speech, therapy; • will plan therapy for speech sound disorders based on evidence-based knowledge. • will develop a course work.
Competencies:• will analyze and draw conclusions about speech sound pronunciation disorders. • evidence-based coursework development.
Clinical Skills:
No.SkillLevel
1Payne techniqueA - Beginner level
2Payne techniqueB1 - Basic level
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1Bauman-Waengler, Jacqueline, Garcia, Diane, 2018. Phonological Treatment of Speech Sound Disorders in Children: A Practical Guide, San Diego: Plural Publishing, Incorporated.
2Ken M. Bleile, 2018. Speech Sound Disorders: For Classroom and Clinic. 4th Edition. Plural Publishing, Incorporated.
3Rhea Flipsen, Peter Paul, 2015. Speech Sound Disorders in Children: In Honor of Lawrence D. Shriberg, Plural Publishing, Inc.
Additional Reading
1Blūmentāle Ilze, u.c., 2014. Rokasgrāmata runas, valodas un dzirdes attīstībā un traucējumu izzināšanā.
2Dodd, Karen, 2013. Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Children with Speech Disorder. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
3 Nick Miller, 2014. Motor Speech Disorders: a cross-language perspective
4Wanda G. Webb, 2017. Neurology for the speech-language pathologist / Wanda G. Webb. St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier