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CASD 2231 Speech & Language Development: Cognitive, perceptual, & motor foundations of speech & language

Open Educational Resource (OER) created for Professor Epstein's CASD 2231 course.

Cognitive, perceptual, & motor foundations of speech & language

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Summary

  • The relationship between cognition and language skills.
  • Development of sensation, perception, and motor control.
  • Neonatal oral reflexes.
  • Oral-motor development and stages of prelinguistic vocalization.
  • Aspects of cognition related to language development.
  • Genetic and environmental influences on cognitive development.