Writing Homework Help

Instructions

Read the attached article about Child Language Disorders and the role of the SLP.

The article mentions several disorders that could lead to language impairment. Select one of the disorders, research it independently, and provide a list of 10 facts about the disorder. Your fact sheet may be done in bullet or paragraph form and must provide information from legitimate sources (not Wikipedia, and I will check). CITE SOURCES.

Example:

Velocardiofacial Syndrome (not a choice from your article)

• VCFS is a chromosomal disorder marked by hypoparathyroidism, hypoplastic thymus, heart defect, and clefting of the lip and/or palate.
• VCFS is caused by a partial deletion of chromosome 22.
• It is diagnosed by a physician who documents physical symptoms associated with the disorder, and a geneticist, who performs a FISH study. A FISH study a blood test that is designed to detect groups of genes that may be missing.
• etc…

Online source: Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome Education Foundation, Inc.; etc…