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  • SP ED 5482: Asst Tech for ECVI

    1.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Introduction to assistive technology devices, strategies for assessment and instruction of assistive technology for young children who are blind or visually impaired. Prerequisites: "C" or better in SP ED 5410.
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  • SP ED 5490: Inst Yng Chld with VI

    4.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course will familiarize pre-service teachers/teachers with visual impairments in young children the impact on learning and development in all areas; appropriate intervention strategies in all developmental domains; how to adapt materials and routines to enhance learning with limited vision; and resource personnel, curricula and materials available for children with visual impairments. Prerequisites: "C" or better in SP ED 5410.
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  • SP ED 5495: Understanding the Brain

    2.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Students will gain knowledge on early brain development, brain damage and how they affect functioning and learning. Other medical conditions that are associate with vision loss will also be discussed (e.g., prematurity, traumatic brain injury, autism, syndromes, maternal drug use, and seizures). Cortical or Brain Damage Related Vision Loss will also be covered with assessment techniques and interventions. Prerequisites: "C" or better in SP ED 6410.
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  • SP ED 5500: Student Tch Vision 5-21

    9.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Students are assigned two practicum settings with students who are blind or visually impaired (i.e., a classroom setting and an itinerant setting) for 15 weeks under direct supervision of cooperating teachers for a total of 450 clock hours. Emphasis is on the teacher as a team member, problem solver, and consultant. Students will identify, analyze, and interpret visual impairments, potential adverse impact on the student's education, communication, and behavior; maintain evaluation systems; and implement and manage education programming for students with visual impairments. Prerequisite: SP ED core and VI Specialization courses. Department consent required.
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  • SP ED 5508: Descriptive Grammar

    1.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course facilitates knowledge of simple and complex components of English grammar, sentence types, and sentence structures to enable analysis of the spoken and written language abilities of students.
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  • SP ED 5510: Orientation to Teaching

    2.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course will provide new teacher candidates with a knowledge of the issues and a fluency with the terminology that dominates the field of hearing loss. Psychological, social and educational dimensions of deafness will be discussed. Diverse needs of deaf and hard of hearing students driven by type and degree of hearing loss, mode of communication, educational placement option and use of technology will be explored. Roles and competencies of professionals working with deaf and hard of hearing students will be outlined.
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  • SP ED 5520: Audiology for D/HH

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course provides the participant with understanding of sound, audiological measures in assessing hearing loss, how to read and interpret audiological test results, knowledge of amplification devices and how to care for and troubleshoot these devices. This course also provides the participant with knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the auditory and vestibular systems, embryological development of the systems and common causes of hearing loss.
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  • SP ED 5521: Speech Acoustics

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course is designed to introduce students to the anatomy and physiology of the speech mechanism, including the neural basis for speech production. Students will be familiarized with the speech processes of speech production and how hearing loss in children affects the development of speech production skills. Characteristics of vowels and consonants will be discussed in relation to their acoustic properties for speech.
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  • SP ED 5522: Linguistics - ASL

    1.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Provides future teachers of students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing a foundation of the linguistics of American Sign Language to analyze their students' language development and plan instruction to increase their accuracy, fluency and skills. This course provides an intense overview of ASL linguistics for future teachers who already have a basic communication in ASL. Prerequisites: ASL 2010 and Sign Language Competence Evaluation
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  • SP ED 5530: Auditory Verbal Stratgy

    4.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course emphasizes the development auditory skills and speech in children who are deaf or hard of hearing with particular attention to the use of Auditory Verbal Strategies. Students will learn to analyze speech samples. They will gain knowledge in various aspects of phonetics and utilize IPA. Students will identify stages of phonetic and phonologic speech development and develop a speech program with appropriate goals and objectives. Students will also evaluate the functional auditory level of children with hearing loss, identify and describe the hierarchy of listening development, and develop an auditory skills program with appropriate goals and objectives. Students will identify and practice teaching strategies in audition and speech development with attention to the use of cochlear implants and the development of spoken communication. Field hours required. Prerequisites: SP ED 5520 and SP ED 5521
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