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Speech and Language Therapy Program

DKT204

SPEECH SOUND DISORDERS AND ASSESSMENT

Course Code
DKT204
Semester
Fourth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
2
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study2
SemesterFourth Term (Spring)
ECTS2
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. List the development of cognitive skills in childhood.
  2. Explains the neurological changes.
  3. Explains cognitive and neurogenic evaluations by comparing them in items.
  4. Group the etiology and symptoms of speech sound disorders.
  5. Classifies speech soundisorders according to their content.
  6. Compare the contents of formal and informal assessment tools used in speech soundisorders according to their similarities and differences.
  7. Reports important information for the differential diagnosis of speech sound disorders.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThis course aims to explain the definition, classification, aetiology, symptoms, evaluation and intervention approaches used in speech sound disorders in the theoretical framework and through examples.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week General Overview
2nd Week Speech sound disorders (SSD) terminology
3rd Week Phoneme Production and Phonemic Error Inventories
4th Week KSB Classification
5th Week Functional SSD I
6th Week Functional SSD II
7th Week Structural SSD I
8th Week Midterm Exam
9th Week Sensory SSD
10th Week Neurogenic SSD
11th Week Formal Evaluation
12th Week Informal Evaluation
13th Week Discriminatory approach and reporting
14th Week General review
15th Week Feedbacks
Recommended or Required ReadingBleile KM. (2004) Manual of articulation and phonological disorders : Infancy through adulthood. Thomson Delmar Learning.
Bernthal J. (2004). Articulation and phonological disorders. Allyn and Bacon
Ruscello D. (2008) Treating articulation and phonological disorders in children. Mosby Elsevier.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Total(%) 40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam 1 8 8
Course hours 15 3 45
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 5 5
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework
Total Work Load60
Total Work Load / 30 (h)2
ECTS Credit of the Course2
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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