Section: Week 4: Brain: Genetic disorders, SLI and dyslexia Oct 24 | Human language and mind | DL 1

DL 1

Section outline

Genetic disorders cf. non-genetic impairments of language, dyslexia, etc.
Down's and Williams' syndromes and their symptomes

Interconnecting "intelligence", linguistic intelligence and genes

Non-genetic disorders and diagnosis: Specific language disorder and dyslexia
- Select activity Sedivy, Genetic and language impairment ch. 3
  
  Sedivy, Genetic and language impairment ch. 3 File
- Select activity Sedivy ch.3 pictures and graphs in color
  
  Sedivy ch.3 pictures and graphs in color File
- Select activity Notes and Questions: Genetic and other language impairments
  
  Notes and Questions: Genetic and other language impairments File
- Select activity Questions on Genetic disorders, SLI and dyslexia, Sedivy 3, part 1
  
  Questions on Genetic disorders, SLI and dyslexia, Sedivy 3, part 1 File
- Select activity Grey matters: Understanding language, U of California lecture by J. Elman
  
  Grey matters: Understanding language, U of California lecture by J. Elman URL
- Select activity Human Brain: Major Structures and their Functions
  
  Human Brain: Major Structures and their Functions URL
- Select activity Ch. 3 activities on language impairments
  
  Ch. 3 activities on language impairments Assignment