Language Disorders from Infancy through Adolescence
Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, and Communicating
By- Rhea Paul, PhD, CCC-SLP, Professor, Department of Communication Disorders, Davis Hall, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Courtenay Norbury, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London, London, England
Language Disorders from Infancy Through Adolescence, 4th Edition is the go-to text for all the information you need to properly assess childhood language disorders and provide appropriate treatment. This core resource spans the entire developmental period through adolescence, and uses a descriptive-developmental approach to present basic concepts and vocabulary, an overview of key issues and controversies, the scope of communicative difficulties that make up child language disorders, and information on how language pathologists approach the assessment and intervention processes. This new edition also features significant updates in research, trends, instruction best practices, and social skills assessment.
Hardbound, 784 Pages
Published: December 2011
Imprint: Mosby
ISBN: 978-0-323-07184-0
Contents
Section I: Topics in Childhood Language Disorders
1. Models of Child Language Disorders
2. Evaluation and Assessment
3. Principles of Intervention4. Special Considerations for Special Populations
5. Child Language Disorders in a Pluralistic SocietySection II: From Birth to Brown's Stage V
6. Assessment and Intervention in the Prelinguistic Period7. Assessment and Intervention for Emerging Language
8. Assessment of Developing Language9. Intervention for Developing Language
Section III: Working with Language Learning Disabilities10. Language, Reading, and Learning in School: What the Speech-Language Pathologist Needs to Know
11. Assessing Student's Language for Learning12. Intervening at the Language-for-Learning Period
13. Assessing Advanced Language14. Intervention for Advanced Language
