Click on a topic title below for required readings and other materials. Required readings must be completed by the beginning of class on the days on which the topics are covered.
6/5: Introduction to speech, language, & communication
6/6: Theories of language
6/7: Neurological foundations of speech & language
Language Sample Analysis – Part I
6/12: Cognitive, perceptual, & motor foundations of speech & language
6/13: Social & communicative foundations of speech & language
Language Sample Analysis – Part II
6/14: Language learning in young children in relation to their environments
6/19: First Exam
Language Sample Analysis – Part III
6/20: Language acquisition in toddlers
6/21: Pragmatic & semantic development in preschool children
6/26 and 6/27: Language form development in preschool children
6/28: Early school-age language development
7/3: Second Exam
Language Sample Analysis – Part IV
7/4: Independence Day - NO CLASS
7/5: School-age literacy development
Student Presentations
7/10: Cultural & linguistic differences in language acquisition
Student Presentations
7/11: Third Exam
