Program Objectives

Deaf Education program objectives


Students (Deaf education preservice teachers) who complete the undergraduate program will: 

  1. Demonstrate competency in communicating in American Sign Language (ASL). (speak [communicate] clearly)
  2. Demonstrate understanding of the historical and cultural aspects of deaf education. (think critically and ethical reasoning)
  3. Demonstrate understanding of language acquisition, intervention, and literacy development in deaf and hard of hearing students. (write clearly, and succeed in their professions and careers)
  4. Demonstrate understanding of the medical aspects of hearing loss in young children who are deaf or hard of hearing. (succeed in their professions and careers)
  5. Demonstrate skill in instructional planning and teaching. (succeed in their professions and careers)
  6. Understand the different roles and responsibilities of deaf education professionals. (ethical reasoning and succeed in their professions and careers)
  7. Understand that being a teacher requires continuous, lifelong learning. (acquire the skills and appetite for lifelong learning)

 Speech-Language Pathology program objectives


Students who complete the undergraduate program will:

  1. Demonstrate comprehension of the process of typical language and literacy development in children.
  2. Demonstrate knowledge and skills related to the assessment and intervention of articulation/phono skills in children and adults. 
  3. Demonstrate comprehension of atypical language development and application of basic language sample analysis skills. 
  4. Demonstrate comprehension of the muscles and functions of respiration and speech.
  5. Demonstrate knowledge related to the acoustic properties of speech/hearing, processes of speech production/perception, and skills to utilize appropriate methods and instrumentation that measure acoustic properties of speech. demonstrate knowledge and skills related to assessment/intervention of speech, language, and social skills in children with speech/language/learning disorders. 
  6. Demonstrate knowledge of hearing screening/assessment and interpretation of audiograms. 
  7. Demonstrate knowledge and methods to facilitate communication in persons who are hard-of-hearing.
  8. Demonstrate knowledge of hearing aids & cochlear implants as options for persons who are Deaf/HOH.
  9. Demonstrate the ability to interpret standardized tests in order to diagnose a language/learning disability.
  10. Demonstrate comprehension/application of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Code of Ethics.  (2010), at http://www.asha.org/docs/html/ET2010-00309.html.