Language and Communication Disorders in Children - Couverture rigide

Bernstein, Deena K.; Tiegerman, Ellen Morris

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0675210054 ISBN 13 : 9780675210058

Editeur : Longman Higher Education, 1990

Synopsis

Book by Bernstein Deena K Tiegerman Ellen Morris

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

A comprehensive yet highly readable text containing theory and practical applications, Language and Communication Disorders in Children, Sixth Edition, offers readers a rewarding experience in learning how to provide language intervention to communicatively disordered children.

 

The sixth edition of this best-selling introduction to language disorders text has been substantially revised to bring about the most current information in the dynamic areas of speech-language pathology and special education. It keenly focuses on the ways in which children learn language and how to help those who struggle with it, and on the area of language to explain different kinds of developmental disabilities in children. The text has been thoroughly updated, revised, and reorganized providing the most current information about the dynamic areas of speech-language pathology and special education.

 

The sixth edition exhibits reorganized and updated chapters: Language Impairments in Preschool Populations (Chapter 4); Nature & Scope of Language-Learning Disabilities: Characteristics, Frameworks and Connections (Chapter 5); Making Sense of Language Learning Disabilities: Assessment and Support for Academic Success (Chapter 11); The Changing Role of the SLP (Chapter 9). Key topics include: Applying theories of child development, speech and hearing science, and language development and disorders to the study of children’s language and communication disorders; Evidence based assessment strategies, including curriculum-based assessment and response to intervention (RTI), as well as dynamic assessment and integrated intervention; Formal and informal methods of assessment for infants and toddlers; Use of AAC with very young children; Increased emphasis on adolescent language; Discussion of the relationship between oral and written language; “Best Practices” in early language intervention with an emphasis on collaborative and family-centered approaches; and Information on legislative influences on the delivery of services to infants, toddlers, preschool, and school-aged populations.

Quatrième de couverture

The sixth edition of this best-selling introduction to language disorders text has been substantially revised to bring about the most current information on the dynamic areas of speech-language pathology and special education. It’s keenly focused on the ways in which children learn language and how to help those who struggle with it, and on the area of language to explain different kinds of developmental disabilities in children. Comprehensive yet highly readable, containing theory and practical applications, the text offers students a rewarding experience in learning how to provide language intervention to communicatively disordered children.

 

Highlights of the text:

• A new reorganization of chapters in the sixth edition including: Preschool LanguageImpairment (Chapter 4); Understanding the Nature and Scope of Language Learning Disability (Chapter 5); The Role of the SLP (Chapter 9); Making Sense of Language Learning Disability (Chapter 11).
• Case studies infused within and at the end of each chapter offer the student clinical applications, preparing them for work in the field.
• Evidence-based assessment strategies, including curriculum-based assessment and response to intervention (RTI), as well as dynamic assessment and integrated intervention.
• Introduces “Best Practices” in early language intervention, emphasizing collaborative and family-centered approaches.
• Highlights legislative influences on the delivery of services to infants, toddlers, preschool, and school-aged populations.

 

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Longman Higher Education
• Date d'édition: 1990
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0675210054
• ISBN 13: 9780675210058
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 416
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible