Students Teaching with Communication Disorders Description/Definition p.47
Communication Exchange of information, ideas, feelings, needs & desires. Communication requires: 1. Message 2. Sender 3. Receiver Language Formulized code used by people (sounds, letters, signs, rules) to communicate with one another. Speech Oral production of language.
Incidence p.48
Communication disorders make up 8 to 10% of school age children. In Canada communication disorders constitute 17% of students with disabilities. Almost all communication disorders exist in children 6 to 17 years of age.
Characteristics p.49 Chart
Speech Disorder impairment of the articulation of speech sounds, fluency &voice. Articulation atypical production of substitutions, omissions, additions or distortions Fluency interruption of speech flow due to rate, rhythm and repetition in sounds, syllables, words and phrases Voice Abnormal production of vocal quality, pitch, loudness, resonance & duration Language Disorder impaired comprehension or use of spoken, written or symbol systems Phonologysound system Semantics content Pragmatics function Morphology system controlling the structure of words Syntax order of words, grammar
Hearing Disordersimpaired auditory sensitivity. Limits development of comprehension, production of speech. Deaf Limits auditory as well as oral communication, inability use to residual sound for communication purposes. Hard of Hearing Fluctuating or permanent. Limits ability to communicate( can hear partially) Central Processing Disorder Deficits in the information processing of audible signals not attributed to impaired peripheral hearing sensitivity or intellectual impairment Communication Variations communication difference/ dialect/culture/ ESL Augmentative/ Alternative communication Systems that attempt to compensate and facilitate for the impairment and disability patterns of individuals with severe expressive and/or language comprehension disorders
Implications for the classroom; effective strategies p.5672
Create an accepting atmosphere for students (keep records as an assessment tool) Talk with student privately about his/her disorder Encourage family members to actively...