| Describes the concepts of communication, language and speech. |
| Tells theories of language development. |
| Describes the stages of speech and language development in typical development. |
| Defines the effects of hearing loss on speech and language development. |
| Describes language and speech development in hearing impaired children. |
| Performs the training for language and speech development in hearing-impaired children. |
| Describes the meaning, phonology, morphology and structural features of language. |
| Chooses the ideal environments in which children can acquire language. |