NSU HPD Catalog 2023-2024

Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences—Department of Speech-Language Pathology 469 SLP 6084—Advanced Topics in Language and Literacy This course focuses on language and literacy skills from preschool through adolescence in the areas of reading and writing. Assessment and intervention strategies for deficits in reading and writing will emphasize phonological awareness, decoding, vocabulary, morphology, and syntax. Course content includes the impact of bilingualism and socioeconomic status on reading and writing skills. Prerequisites: SLP 6011, SLP 6012, and SLP 6060 (3 credits) SLP 6201 and SLP 6202—Special Topics These courses offer advanced study of selected theoretical, clinical, or professional issues in speech pathology and audiology. (Elective—may be taken for credit, CEU, or recertification.) Prerequisites: To be determined on a courseby-course basis and enumerated in the course syllabus. (1–3 credits) SLP 6203—Organization and Management of School-Based Speech-Language Pathology Programs This course will address the challenges facing school-based speech-language pathologists. Topics will include legislative mandates, current issues in education and the impact of these issues on the traditional roles of school-based speechlanguage pathologists, organization and management of school speech-language pathology programs, active participation on the educational team, service delivery models for diverse populations, use of technology in schools, treatment outcomes and accountability measures, marking services in the schools and the community, and creative program ideas. Prerequisites: SLP 6000, SLP 6011, and SLP 6060 (3 credits)

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