Overview
A child’s brain develops exponentially in the first few years of life, and communication is critical to that development. Children need interactions, modeled through eye-contact and facial expression, physical touch, laughter, music, gestures, a listening ear, and words. When given the proper interaction, connections in the brain take place, vocabulary is acquired, speech patterns are developed, and learning occurs. On the contrary, when a child does not receive ample engagement, neural connections fail to be created, or worse yet, are lost, and his/her communication is negatively impacted.
In this Addressing Speech and Language Development, Darcie Hultberg seeks to deepen your understanding of speech and language development as she provides guidelines for identifying typical language skills for children ages birth to eight years old, along with some steps you can take to encourage children's speech and language development.
This course aims to equip parents, teachers, and community leaders with the skills to recognize patterns of speech and language development in children and establish intervention steps to help children develop these skills.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand the meaning of and difference between speech and language skills
- Gain an appreciation for the development of speech and language skills over the span of ages birth to eight years old
- Learn some tips, techniques and strategies to help elicit growth in the areas of speech and language
This course is part of the Conversations on Special Needs series. The other courses available in this series are:
51ÂÜÀò the Course Author
Darcie Hultberg has twenty years of experience as a Speech-Language Pathologist in both the public-school arena, servicing TK-8th grade students, and in the medical arena, servicing adults with neurological disorders. Across both settings, she has provided evidence-based therapy with the client's needs being at the core of her intervention. She has also valued the importance of educating parents, family members, professionals, para-professionals, and the community. She brings a unifying presence to her teams, appreciating the multi-disciplinary input to provide a comprehensive program across service areas. Additionally, supervision and mentorship have been a passion. She has overseen undergraduate, graduate, and SLP-A internships and clinical fellowship years to students at 51ÂÜÀò and other local universities. She has also mentored seminary wives through Directing and Co-Directing the Talbot Women/Talbot Wives Fellowship program for 20 years. Darcie received her B.A. in Communication Disorders from 51ÂÜÀò, prior to attending the University of Redlands to receive her Master's Degree. She has served 51ÂÜÀò as an Assistant and Adjunct Professor and supervised clinicians providing speech therapy in the 51ÂÜÀò Clinic. She appreciates opportunities to train the community and upcoming speech therapists in the field of Speech-Language Pathology, impacting one life at a time for the glory of God.
51ÂÜÀò 51ÂÜÀò's School of Education
The School of Education exists to train up those who desire to make an impact as educators in classrooms, administration buildings, homeschools, the mission field and beyond. Our wide selection of rigorous, biblically centered academic offerings — ranging from undergraduate and graduate programs to teaching credentials and certificates, as well as K–12 as well as homeschool education through our Eight-Week Clinic Courses for grades 1 through 6 — makes the School of Education the premier institution for advancing your knowledge in the field of education. Whether you’re an aspiring teacher, an experienced educator or current teacher looking to advance in your career, our unique blend of academic excellence and thoughtful mentorship will be sure to guide you to your goals. Throughout your studies, you’ll benefit from engaging with our fully doctored, full-time faculty and different learning opportunities available to you through our strong relationships in the field, making your journey at the School of Education one full of meaning, growth and impact.
Course FAQ
Each lesson is designed to take approximately 2-4 hours, depending on how deeply you engage the assignments. Since this is a self-paced course, the time it will take you to complete it will depend on the speed with which you want to progress through the course.
Since this course is designed as a self-paced experience, you will not have any interaction with the professor during the course.
A child’s brain develops exponentially in the first few years of life, and communication is critical to that development. Children need interactions, modeled through eye-contact and facial expression, physical touch, laughter, music, gestures, a listening ear, and words. When given the proper interaction, connections in the brain take place, vocabulary is acquired, speech patterns are developed, and learning occurs. On the contrary, when a child does not receive ample engagement, neural connections fail to be created, or worse yet, are lost, and his/her communication is negatively impacted.
In this Addressing Speech and Language Development, Darcie Hultberg seeks to deepen your understanding of speech and language development as she provides guidelines for identifying typical language skills for children ages birth to eight years old, along with some steps you can take to encourage children's speech and language development.
This course aims to equip parents, teachers, and community leaders with the skills to recognize patterns of speech and language development in children and establish intervention steps to help children develop these skills.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand the meaning of and difference between speech and language skills
- Gain an appreciation for the development of speech and language skills over the span of ages birth to eight years old
- Learn some tips, techniques and strategies to help elicit growth in the areas of speech and language
This course is part of the Conversations on Special Needs series. The other courses available in this series are:
51ÂÜÀò the Course Author
Darcie Hultberg has twenty years of experience as a Speech-Language Pathologist in both the public-school arena, servicing TK-8th grade students, and in the medical arena, servicing adults with neurological disorders. Across both settings, she has provided evidence-based therapy with the client's needs being at the core of her intervention. She has also valued the importance of educating parents, family members, professionals, para-professionals, and the community. She brings a unifying presence to her teams, appreciating the multi-disciplinary input to provide a comprehensive program across service areas. Additionally, supervision and mentorship have been a passion. She has overseen undergraduate, graduate, and SLP-A internships and clinical fellowship years to students at 51ÂÜÀò and other local universities. She has also mentored seminary wives through Directing and Co-Directing the Talbot Women/Talbot Wives Fellowship program for 20 years. Darcie received her B.A. in Communication Disorders from 51ÂÜÀò, prior to attending the University of Redlands to receive her Master's Degree. She has served 51ÂÜÀò as an Assistant and Adjunct Professor and supervised clinicians providing speech therapy in the 51ÂÜÀò Clinic. She appreciates opportunities to train the community and upcoming speech therapists in the field of Speech-Language Pathology, impacting one life at a time for the glory of God.
51ÂÜÀò 51ÂÜÀò's School of Education
The School of Education exists to train up those who desire to make an impact as educators in classrooms, administration buildings, homeschools, the mission field and beyond. Our wide selection of rigorous, biblically centered academic offerings — ranging from undergraduate and graduate programs to teaching credentials and certificates, as well as K–12 as well as homeschool education through our Eight-Week Clinic Courses for grades 1 through 6 — makes the School of Education the premier institution for advancing your knowledge in the field of education. Whether you’re an aspiring teacher, an experienced educator or current teacher looking to advance in your career, our unique blend of academic excellence and thoughtful mentorship will be sure to guide you to your goals. Throughout your studies, you’ll benefit from engaging with our fully doctored, full-time faculty and different learning opportunities available to you through our strong relationships in the field, making your journey at the School of Education one full of meaning, growth and impact.
Syllabus
| Our children and students have been made in the... Overview |
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| Communication Video |
| Special Populations Video |
| Reflection Activities Reflection |
| Recommended Resources Resource |
| We do not naturally think about the way we form... Overview |
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| Lesson 1 Answer Key Resource |
| What is Speech? Video |
| What is Language? Video |
| What is Cognition? Video |
| Reflection Activities Reflection |
| Recommended Resources Resource |
| An enormous amount of growth and learning... Overview |
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| Typical Development from Birth to Two Years of Age Video |
| Identifying "Red Flags" : Ages 0-2 Video |
| Strategies and Techniques to Support Growth : Ages 0-2 Video |
| Reflection Activities Reflection |
| Reflection Activities Reflection |
| Recommended Resources Resource |
| These formative years when a child is between... Overview |
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| Typical Development from Three to Five Years of Age Video |
| Identifying "Red Flags" : Ages 3-5 Video |
| Strategies and Techniques to Support Growth: Ages 3-5 Video |
| Reflection Activities Reflection |
| Recommended Resources Resource |
| When children enter school, they are called... Overview |
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| Typical Development from Six to Eight Years of Age Video |
| Identifying "Red Flags" : Ages 6-8 Video |
| Strategies and Techniques to Support Growth : Ages 6-8 Video |
| Reflection Activities Reflection |
| Recommended Resources Resource |
| If you, the parent, caregiver, community... Overview |
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| Review of what we've learned: Speech and Language Video |
| Seeking Professional Help Video |
| Therapy for Your Child Video |
| Reflection Activities Reflection |
| Recommended Resources Resource |
| Course Evaluation Form Evaluation |
Course FAQ
Each lesson is designed to take approximately 2-4 hours, depending on how deeply you engage the assignments. Since this is a self-paced course, the time it will take you to complete it will depend on the speed with which you want to progress through the course.
Since this course is designed as a self-paced experience, you will not have any interaction with the professor during the course.