Improve your speech therapy targets and reduce your caseload by only focusing on errors that are truly disordered.
In the United States alone, 10% (35 million) of the population is Hispanic and this number is projected to double by 2030 (United States Census, 2000). The international and domestic research communities have responded with a plethora of information concerning Spanish developmental tendencies. This course presented Spanish speech development as compared to English. It is easily accessible for both Spanish speakers and non-Spanish speakers alike and is divided into basic speech topics (phonology, vowels, consonants, and syllable structure) for easy understanding.
This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Introductory Level, Professional Area).
Describe basic acquisition of speech sounds at the linguistic level
Identify speech patterns in English and Spanish that are shared or are different
List three phonological processes of Spanish and English
Contrast differences between Spanish and English in the acquisition and use of vowels and consonants
Analyze differences in syllable types employed by both languages
FINANCIAL: Scott Prath, M.A., CCC-SLP is a salaried employee of Bilinguistics. Bilinguistics receives royalty payments for online courses. NONFINANCIAL: Scott Prath does not have any non-financial relationships to disclose.
