The Effects of Language Disorders on Students’ Academic and Social Development

A language impairment is often a “silent” disorder. Students with language impairments may have challenges within the school setting, often struggling with learning content material, organizational skills, and socialization. In this course, receptive language impairment, expressive language impairment, auditory processing disorder, and aphasia will be defined and discussed. Classroom strategies will be reviewed. In addition, the social-emotional effects of language impairment on school-age children will be analyzed. At the conclusion of this course, participants will have the knowledge of strategies for supportive education of students with language impairments within their school setting. This course is applicable to all educators, guidance counselors/social workers/psychologists, administrators, and any related service providers of all subjects, grades K-12.

45 hours / 3 credits inservice and graduate credits.

Please note: If taking this course for MNU graduate credit, there is a TWO step registration process.

Step 1) Register with OSA by purchasing your Graduate Credit course below.

Step 2) Register with MNU:

OSA will email you a registration link within 3 days. Click the link and complete your MNU registration. The seperate fee to MNU will be $270.

$240 (OSA) + $270 (MNU)= $510 per graduate course with MNU.