Program Overview

Program Overview

The program in question is TECNICHE RIABILITATIVE NEI DISTURBI PRIMARI DEL LINGUAGGIO, which translates to Rehabilitative Techniques in Primary Language Disorders.

Program Details

• Code: Not specified
• Academic Year: 2025/2026
• CFU (University Credits): Not specified
• Language: Italian
• Location: Genova
• Period: 1st Semester
• Modules: This teaching is a module of SCIENZE LOGOPEDICHE APPLICATE 3 (Applied Logopedic Sciences 3)

Presentation

The purpose of this teaching is to provide students with a broad overview of the main logopedic interventions used with minors who have Primary Language Disorder (DPL). By the end of the course, students should have acquired:

• Adequate awareness of the main interventions used in minors with DPL
• Adequate knowledge of the characteristics of a good rehabilitation plan
• A basic knowledge of methodologies, tools, and rehabilitation procedures available for intervention in minors with DPL
• An understanding of current scientific evidence in the field of interventions for minors with DPL
• Basic competence in identifying, through clinical reasoning, the most appropriate rehabilitative tools to use based on the clinical picture, considering the age, severity, and characteristics of the minor, as well as their life context and health needs

Educational Methods

The course includes frontal lessons with group exercises. Students with certifications for Specific Learning Disorders (DSA), disabilities, or other educational needs are invited to contact the teacher and the reference person for disability at the beginning of the course to agree on any educational methods that, while respecting the objectives of the teaching, take into account individual learning modalities.

Program/Content

• The construction of a rehabilitation project: definition of PRI and characteristics
• Types of interventions found in clinics for minors with DPL
• Main direct interventions in minors with DPL
• Reflections on clinical cases
• Notes on new rehabilitative frontiers (rehabilitative software, interventions integrated with executive functions)

Texts/Bibliography

• Marini, Vicari, "I disturbi di linguaggio in età evolutiva" (Language disorders in developmental age), ed. Il Mulino, 2022
• Pinton, Lena, "Fondamenti del trattamento logopedico in età evolutiva" (Foundations of logopedic treatment in developmental age), ed. Carocci Faber, 2018
• CLASTA, FLI, "Consensus Conference sul Disturbo Primario del linguaggio" (Consensus Conference on Primary Language Disorder), 2019
• Slides shown during lessons, as an integration

Teachers and Commissions

• Teacher: Marina Tomatis
• Exam Commission:
  • Grazia Maria Santoro (President)
  • Manuela Mollica
  • Marina Tomatis
  • Lucilla Vestito (President and Coordinator of the integrated course)

Lessons

• Start of Lessons: The lessons take place in the first semester of the third year; refer to the "Orario delle lezioni" (Lesson Schedule) section.
• Lesson Schedule: The schedule for this teaching can be found at the EasyAcademy portal.

Exams

• Exam Method: Oral exam. Refer to the "Modalità di Esame" (Exam Method) section of the course description page.
• Exam Calendar:
  • Date: 12/01/2026, 27/01/2026, 12/02/2026, 08/06/2026, 29/06/2026, 13/07/2026, 07/09/2026
  • Time: 13:30
  • Location: Genova
  • Type: Oral
  • Notes: None specified