This is an integrated and practical text for the student or the practising therapist. The authors take account of current models of language development and show the influence of these themes in relation to developmental language disorders. They also discuss current research into infant skills and emergent language and its influence on the early identification of language disorders. Drawing on their clinical experience, the authors consider at a practical level the role of the speech therapist/pathologist in the education of language-handicapped children, the problems faced by speech therapists/pathologists in this area, and the strategies for intervention and management.
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Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 153 mm
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978-1-870332-50-7 (9781870332507)
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Part 1 Characteristics: who are these children?; what is a developmental language disorder?; prevalence estimates; changes in terminology reflecting changes in thinking; the concept of a continuum of language disability; bases for differentiation. Part 2 Identification: ways in which language disorders may be identified; genetic inheritance and family history; medical and environmental factors affecting language development; screening and surveillance; the contributions of parents and teachers to the identification of language disorders. Part 3 Prevention: principles of prevention and prophylaxis; a project to improve the early identification of communication disorders; mother-child talk and language development; early intervention procedures; prevention of secondary features of language disorder. Part 4 The nature of language disorders - how may they be described?: information processing model; neurobiological aspects; cognitive processing; linguistic processing. Part 5 The differentiation of clinical subtypes: developmental and acquired disorders; age of emergence; syndromes of language disorder; patterns of deficit. Part 6 Assessment of language disorders: reasons and justification; methods; analyzing data; assessment of comprehension; assessment of production. Part 7 The nature and timing of intervention: patterns of management; intervention approaches; admission criteria; curricula of language units and special schools; staffing of units and schools; Education Act, 1981 and 1988 revision; meeting the need; specified clinical subtypes. Part 8 Reflection and future developments: terminology; types of classification; delayed and disordered language; trends in speech therapy practice.
