SPE 525 WordFinding Intervention for Students with Language and Learning Disabilities

This course provides an in-depth study of how to plan a comprehensive intervention program for children and adolescents challenged with Word Finding. Definitions of word finding will be discussed, and WF characteristics and profiles will be reviewed. Psycholinguistic models of lexical access will be presented. An intervention program for word finding, based on child and adult psycholinguistic research, will be studied with a focus on retrieval strategy mnemonic instruction, word-finding based classroom accommodations, and self-advocacy training. The impact of word-finding difficulties on oral reading and written language will be explained. Corresponding technology applications will be considered throughout. There is a field component focused on application of course content. Pre-requisite(s): SPE 500, SPE 502, SPE 506 or consent of instructor. Co-requisite(s): None. 1 semester hour