Identification, prevention, evaluation and intervention for communication and swallowing disorders that occur in early childhood. Topics include feeding and swallowing, articulation, phonological and motor speech disorders, social aspects of communication, cognition, and expressive and receptive language and early literacy. Emphasis is placed on culturally relevant assessment and intervention practices that address the needs of multilingual, racially, and culturally diverse populations. Students will learn to apply inclusive, equitable, and culturally responsive strategies to support the communication and swallowing needs of all children. Anti-racist pedagogy is integrated to promote awareness of biases and inequalities within the field, fostering a commitment to equitable and just speech-language pathology practices. Students must achieve a minimum grade of B. (4)