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We’re offering you an accredited speech and language therapist online course for just £19, saving you 94% off International Open Academy’s price of £299 (correct as of 22.4.16).
There are a countless number of speech disorders that can affect people in all walks of life and, with minimal support provided, it can make their day-to-day existence difficult. So why not learn how you can improve their lives and your own with this speech and language therapist course? Accredited by the International Council for Online Educational Standards (ICOES), it gives you 60 days to work through six modules. In that time you’ll look at all aspects of the profession, literary development, speech and language science, properties of speech, speech and language disorders, other communication disorders and more. This is ideal for a moral individual looking to go into the profession of caring for others. Is that you? Then say it loud!
Course Breakdown
Module 1: Overview of the speech and language profession
- Job description
- Education and training
- Work environments
- Responsibilities of the speech and language therapist
- Clients in need of speech and language services
- Moral and ethical guidelines
Module 2: Literacy development
- Speech therapy and literacy
- Foundations in pre-literacy in infants and toddlers
- Early childhood language acquisition
- Continued oral and written language development
- Multiculturalism and bilingualism
Module 3: Speech and language science
- What is speech science?
- Anatomy and physiology of the face
- Neuroanatomy
- Acoustics
Module 4: Properties of speech
- Linguistics
- Articulation
- Other properties of speech and language
Module 5: Speech and language disorders
- Characteristics of speech and language disorders
- Causes of communication disorders
- Common speech and language disorders
Module 6: Other communication disorders
- Attention disorders
- Memory disorders
- Cognitive disorders
- Swallowing disorders
