Children with Language Impairments
An Introduction
Morag L. Donaldson
Paperback: £19.99 / $34.95
1995, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 144pp
ISBN: 978-1-85302-313-2, BIC 2: JMC
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1 Introduction. 1.1 Reflecting on language difficulties. 1.2 Language and communication. 1.3 Language, spoken language and speech. 1.4 Disorder, disability, impairment, delay and deviance. 1.5 Standards of comparison. 2 Categorising language Impairments. 2.1 The medical approach. 2.2 The linguistic approach. 2.3 Combining the medical and linguistic taxonomies. 2.4 Children with Secondary Language Impairments. 2.5 Children with Specific Language Impairments. 2.5 Overview and Implications. 3 Prevalence of language Impairments in children. 3.1 Prevalence Studies. 3.2 Prevalence Rates. 3.3 Gender. 3.4 Social Class 3.5 Intelligence. 3.6 Behaviour Problems 3.7 Overview and Implications. 4. Prognosis for children with language disorders. 4.1 Stability of language Impairments. 4.2 Prognosis for reading abilities. 4.3 Prognosis for intelligence. 4.4 Prognosis for Socio-Emotional and Behaviour problems. 4.5 Overview and Implications. 5. Assessing language disorders. 5.1 Functions of assessment. 5.2 Contexts of assessment. 5.3 Standardized tests. 5.4 Naturalistic observations. 5.5 Non-standardized elicitations. 5.6 Overview and Implications. 6. Approaches to Intervention. 6.1 Issues of intervention.6.2 Goals of intervention. 6.3 Intervention techniques. 6.4 Agents of intervention. 6.5 Settings of intervention. 6.6 Overview and Implications. 7. In Conclusion. References. Glossary. Index.
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