Introduction to Children with Language Disorders, An

For communication science and disorders students taking courses on language and communication disorders.An excellent overview of the characteristics of language disorders in children paired with information on assessments and interventions. The fourth edition of An Introduction to Children with Language Disorders provides readers with an in-depth and comprehensive overview that is unsurpassed in comparable texts. In three parts, this guide to child communication disorders presents the characteristics of common language disorders seen in children, discusses assessments for these disorders, and presents the most current information on language disorder intervention. In addition, this popular text covers topics often left out by similar books, such as special populations of children with language disorders, gifted children, children with other learning disabilities, children with cleft palates, bilingual children, and children with visual impairments.

TABLE OF CONTENTS PART ONE: ASPECTS OF NORMAL LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION Chapter 1: LANGUAGE AND HUMAN COMMUNICATION: AN OVERVIEW COMMUNICATION Language Speech Extralinguistic Aspects of Communication A Bit More about the Relationships among Speech, Language, and Communication COMPONENTS OF LANGUAGE Phonology Semantics Syntax Morphology Pragmatics COMPREHENSION AND PRODUCTION COMMUNICATION MODES Auditory-Oral System: Hearing and Speech Visual-Graphic System: Reading and Writing Visual-Gestural Systems BIOLOGICAL, COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL BASES OF HUMAN COMMUNICATION Biological Bases of Communication Cognitive Bases for Language Social Bases of Human Communication SUMMARY Chapter 2: NORMAL LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: A REVIEW THE PRELINGUISTIC PERIOD: THE FIRST 12 MONTHS Prelinguistic Communication Development Prelinguistic Vocal Development THE FIRST WORD PERIOD Phonology Semantics Pragmatics THE PERIOD OF TWO-WORD UTTERANCES Semantic—Syntactic Development Types of Two-word Utterances THE PRESCHOOL YEARS AND BEYOND Phonology Semantics Morphology Syntax Pragmatics LANGUAGE, LITERACY, AND EDUCATION Emergent Literacy and Preliteracy School SUMMARY PART TWO: CHILDREN WITH LANGUAGE DISORDERS Chapter 3: TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOLERS WITH SPECIFIC LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT IDENTIFICATION OF CHILDREN WITH LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT Mental Age, Chronological Age, and Language Age Normal Variation, Normal Distribution, and a Statistical Approach Social Standard Clinical Markers Challenging and Changing the Child’s Language Performance Risk Factors for Language Problems AN OVERVIEW OF SPECIFIC LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT Delay versus Disorder Subgroups of Young Children with Specific Language Impairments A Label for It and Reasons for It Prevalence Predicting Spontaneous Recovery from Early Language Delay LANGUAGE CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIFIC LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT Some Language Precursors Phonology Semantics Syntax and Morphology Pragmatics and Discourse Socialization and Psychosocial Factors Narratives IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERVENTION Assessment Intervention SUMMARY Chapter 4: LANGUAGE AND CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIESMona R. Griffer Vijayachandra Ramachandra AN OVERVIEW OF CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES Labels and Terminology Prevalence Risk Factors The Natural History of Learning Disabilities LINGUISTIC ISSUES RELEVANT TO LEARNING DISABILITY Metalinguistic Skills Differences Between Spoken and Written Language Differences in Developmental Expectations for Language Knowledge and Use COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES Semantics Grammar Narratives Pragmatics Reading WritingIMPLICATIONS FOR INTERVENTION Issues in General and Special Education Psychosocial Problems and Reactions The Collaborative Service Delivery Model A Traditional Service Delivery Model Intervention Strategies SUMMARY Chapter 5: ADOLESCENTS WITH LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT AN UNDERRECOGNIZED GROUP WITH SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS Personal and Societal Costs of Adolescent Language Impairment Reasons for Neglect and Underrecognition LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT Fo Form Content Us Use CHARACTERISTICS OF ADOLESCENTS WITH LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT ASSESSMENT Identif