OBJECTIVES:
KEY CONCEPTS:
Organic Communication Disorder |
Birth Defect |
Frequency of Birth Defects |
Clefts |
Incidence |
Prevalence |
To complete this topic successfully, please complete the following activities in the order shown below:
READING: Kummer, A., Preface: xxv -xxvii
ONLINE LESSON: Course Relevance
READING:
March of Dimes web site: Click on the "birth defects" link and read that thoroughly. Then peruse the extensive list of birth defects and genetic conditions for which the March of Dimes has information.
ONLINE LESSON: Birth Defects
GROUP DISCUSSION: Your experience with birth defects
ASSIGNMENT: Frequency of birth defects
ASSIGNMENT: Communication problems with Cystic Fibrosis
READING: Kummer, A., Chapter 2, pp. 37-38: "What is a Cleft?"
ONLINE LESSON: Clefting/Craniofacial Anomalies
ASSIGNMENT: Individuals with clefts