Handbook of Child Language Disorders

The acquisition of language is one of the most remarkable human achievements. When language acquisition fails to occur as expected, the impact can be far-reaching, affecting all aspects of the child's life and the child's family. Thus, research into the nature, causes, and remediation of children's language disorders provides important insights into the nature of language acquisition and its underlying bases and leads to innovative clinical approaches to these disorders. This second edition of the Handbook of Child Language Disorders brings together a distinguished group of clinical and academic researchers who present novel perspectives on researching the nature of language disorders in children. The handbook is divided into five sections: Typology; Bases; Language Contexts; Deficits, Assessment, and Intervention; and Research Methods. Topics addressed include autism, specific language impairment, dyslexia, hearing impairment, and genetic syndromes and their deficits, along with introductions to genetics, speech production and perception, neurobiology, linguistics, cognitive science, and research methods. With its global context, this handbook also includes studies concerning children acquiring more than one language and variations within and across languages. Thoroughly revised, this edition offers state-of-the-art information in child language disorders together in a single volume for advanced undergraduate students and graduate students. It will also serve as a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners in speech-language pathology, audiology, special education, and neuropsychology, as well as for individuals interested in any aspect of language acquisition and its disorders.

Richard G. Schwartz is a Presidential Professor in the Ph.D. Program in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

Part I: Typology of Child Language Disorders 1. Specific Language Impairment: Richard G. Schwartz 2. Language Disorders in Children with Intellectual Disability of Genetic Origin: Andrea McDuffie, Angela John Thurman, Marie Moore Channell, and Leonard Abbeduto 3. Autism Spectrum Disorders: Joanne Gerenser and Karece Lopez 4. Hearing Loss: Zara Waldman DeLuca and Miranda Cleary 5. Dyslexia: Sally E. Shaywitz and Bennett A. Shaywitz Part II: Bases of Child Language Disorders 6. Linguistics in Child Language Disorders: Richard G. Schwartz, Irena Botwinik-Rotem, and Naama Friedmann 7. Neurobiology of Child Language Disorders: Baila Epstein and Richard G. Schwartz 8. Working Memory in Child Language Disorders: Ronald B. Gillam, James W. Montgomery, Sandra L. Gillam, and Julia L. Evans 9. Perception and Production in Child Language Disorders: Jan Edwards and Benjamin Munson 10. Genetics of Child Language Disorders: J. Bruce Tomblin 11. Model-Based Approaches to Child Language Disorders: Marc F. Joanisse Part III: Language Contexts of Child Language Disorders 12. Bilingualism and Child Language Disorders: Elizabeth D. Pena, Lisa M. Bedore, and Alisa Baron 13. Cross-Linguistic Studies of Child Language Disorders: Laurence B. Leonard 14. African American English and Child Language Disorders: Brandi L. Newkirk-Turner and Lisa Green Part IV: Deficits, Assessment, and Intervention in Child Language Disorders 15. Morphosyntax in Child Language Disorders: Janna B. Oetting and Pamela A. Hadley 16. Semantics in Child Language Disorders: Karla K. McGregor 17. Syntax In Child Language Disorders: Paul Fletcher And Pauline Frizelle 18. Pragmatics and Social Communication in Child Language Disorders: Martin Fujiki and Bonnie Brinton 19. Reading and Writing in Child Language Disorders: Pamela E. Hook and Charles W. Haynes 20. Processing Speed, Attention, and Perception in Child Language Disorders: Jennifer Windsor Part V: Research Methods in Child Language Disorders 21. Language Production Approaches to Child Language Disorders: Liat Seiger-Gardner and Diana Almodovar 22. Language Comprehension Approaches to Child Language Disorders: Patricia Deevy 23. Translational and Implementation Research in Child Language Disorders: Lizbeth H. Finestack and Marc E. Fey 24. Neuroscience Approaches to Child Language Disorders: Valerie L. Shafer, Emily R. Zane, and Nathan D. Maxfield Author Index Subject Index