This course will discuss the speech and swallowing disorders that are commonly associated with various childhood conditions, including cleft palate and other craniofacial anomalies, cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome, and developmental apraxia of speech.

Course Outcomes

1. Demonstrate and apply an understanding of normal development of oral motor skills as they relate to speech production, feeding, and swallowing (ASHA III-B)
2. Demonstrate and apply an understanding of the anatomic and physiologic changes that result from various childhood conditions (ASHA III-C):

• cleft lip and/or palate
• cerebral palsy
• down syndrome
• developmental apraxia of speech
• other pediatric organic disorders

3. Demonstrate and apply an understanding of these conditions on communication and feeding/swallowing performance (ASHA III-C)
4. Demonstrate and apply an understanding of the assessment of communication and feeding/swallowing performance of children with these conditions (ASHA III -D)
5. Demonstrate and apply an understanding of the management of communication and feeding/swallowing limitations of children with these conditions (ASHA III -D)
6. Demonstrate and apply an understanding of community and other resources for persons with these conditions and their families and caregivers (ASHA III-D, III-E, III-G).

Course Format

This course will be in seminar format. Each student will contribute to the learning of the other participants through presentations, thoughtful discussions, and group activities. Additionally, guest speakers will be invited to address topics of interest.

Text

Hall, K. D. (2001). Pediatric dysphagia: Resource guide. San Diego: Singular Thomson Learning.

Course Requirements

All seminar participants will be expected to contribute to the "community of practice." At midterm and at end of the term, participants will evaluate the contributions of the participants. Each of these ratings will account for 25% of the final grade.

Each student will develop an artifact that documents their achievement of the course outcomes. The artifact may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to

• clinical portfolio
• narrative summary
• research review
• web page
• powerpoint presentation
• other?

The artifacts will be presented to the class during the final class meetings. All participants will evaluate the effectiveness of the artifact for documenting achievement of course outcomes. These evaluations will account for 50% of the final grade.

Tentative Course Outline