Dr. Meyers-Denman's research is focused on improving language treatment for children with developmental language disorders. One way to improve language treatment is to consider research on how to facilitate learning. For example, language learning has been demonstrated to improve based on the inclusion of learning principles. Some of these learning principles include: incorporating variability in training procedures, providing the appropriate level of complexity in the input from which the learner learns, and spacing learning appropriately over time in order to generate the greatest benefit to learning. Several early-stage studies in speech-language therapy demonstrate that the incorporation of these principles in a therapy context benefits learning by children with language-based disabilities or disorders. Thus, the core of Dr. Meyers-Denman's research program is to examine the language learning outcomes associated with implementing therapies that incorporate learning principles.
keywords
Language learning, Language treatment, Learning principles, Child language disorders
LING 4560 - Language Development
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Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023
Covers the development of language in childhood and into adult life, emphasizing the role of environment and biological endowment in learning to communicate with words, sentences, and narratives. Same as SLHS 4560 and PSYC 4560.
PSYC 4560 - Language Development
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Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2023
Covers the development of language in childhood and into adult life, emphasizing the role of environment and biological endowment in learning to communicate with words, sentences, and narratives. Recommended prerequisite: PSYC 1001 and LING 2000. Same as LING 4560 and SLHS 4560.
SLHS 4560 - Language Development
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Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023
Covers the development of language in childhood and into adult life, emphasizing the role of environment and biological endowment in learning to communicate with words, sentences, and narratives. Same as LING 4560 and PSYC 4560.
SLHS 5555 - Advanced Topics in Social Communication: Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2024
Students will acquire knowledge and skills in the appropriate selection, application and evaluation of interventions for children, adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and their families. Evaluation and diagnosis, including development of the IFSP and IEP, will be addressed.
SLHS 5602 - Communication Challenges in Children: Birth to Six
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
Emphasizes nature and profile of language and communication disorders affecting infants and young children. Facilitates integration of clinical and theoretical perspectives with specific approaches for family-centered assessment and intervention principles, models and techniques.
