Rent 9780132656665 | Teaching Students With Language and Communication Disabilities

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Emphasizing the connection between language and literacy, the fourth edition of Teaching Students with Language and Communication Disabilities explores language development and language disorders within the context of specific disabilities. Organized in a three-part format, the text examines language development and disorders in school-age children, analyzes language difficulties associated with specific disabilities, and presents assessment techniques and instructional strategies used in today's classrooms. This edition includes new student vi... MORE

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Preface	p. vii
Understanding Language and Communication
Language and Language Disorders	p. 1
Kevin: A Case Study	p. 1
Speech, Language, and Communication	p. 2
Language Disorder	p. 8
Summary	p. 11
Review Questions	p. 11
Suggested Activities	p. 12
Resources on the Web	p. 12
References	p. 13
The Elements of Language	p. 14
Phonology	p. 15
Morphology	p. 17
Syntax	p. 19
Semantics	p. 21
Pragmatics	p. 22
Summary	p. 24
Review Questions	p. 24
Suggested Activities	p. 25
Resources on the Web	p. 26
References	p. 26
Language Acquisition: Bases for Development	p. 27
Physiological Bases of Language Development	p. 27
Cognitive Bases of LanguageDevelopment	p. 35
Social Bases of Language Development	p. 38
Summary	p. 40
Review Questions	p. 41
Suggested Activities	p. 41
Resources on the Web	p. 41
References	p. 42
Language Acquisition: Models	p. 44
The Behavioral Model	p. 45
The Nativist or Syntactic Model	p. 48
The Semantic-Cognitive Model	p. 50
The Social Interactionist Model	p. 51
The Information Processing Model	p. 52
The Emergentist Model	p. 54
Implications for Language Intervention	p. 55
Summary	p. 57
Review Questions	p. 57
Suggested Activities	p. 57
Resources on the Web	p. 58
References	p. 58
Language Development: Birth Through the Preschool Years	p. 60
Prelinguistic Development	p. 61
Emergence of Expressive Language	p. 65
Language Development in the Preschool Years	p. 67
Learning to Mean: The Development of Semantics	p. 73
Learning to Converse: The Development of Pragmatics	p. 74
Language Development and Emergent Literacy	p. 75
Summary	p. 78
Review Questions	p. 78
Suggested Activity	p. 78
Resources on the Web	p. 79
References	p. 79
Language and Literacy in the School Years	p. 82
Teacher View: Ninth/Tenth Grade Alternative School Teacher	p. 82
Language Development in the School Years	p. 83
Implications for Instruction	p. 90
Language and Literacy	p. 91
Implications for Instruction	p. 96
Summary	p. 97
Review Questions	p. 97
Suggested Activities	p. 97
Resources on the Web	p. 98
References	p. 98
Language and Communications Disorders
Language and Students with Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorders	p. 101
Case Study: Keisha W.	p. 101
The Dilemma of Learning Disabilities	p. 102
Teacher Perspective: Students with Reading Disabilities	p. 104
Language and Learning Disabilities	p. 107
Instruction	p. 117
Summary	p. 128
Review Questions	p. 128
Alex S.: A Case Study	p. 129
Suggested Activities	p. 131
Resources on the Web	p. 132
References	p. 132
Language and Students with Intellectual Disabilities	p. 139
Case Study: Karen	p. 139
Case Study: Danny	p. 140
The Changing View of Intellectual Disabilities	p. 141
Language and Communication Characteristics	p. 144
Factors Related to Language and Communication Impairments	p. 154
Literacy and Students with Intellectual Disabilities	p. 157
Teacher Perspective	p. 157
Approaches to Instruction	p. 158
Summary	p. 162
Review Questions	p. 162
Suggested Activities	p. 163
Resources on the Web	p. 164
References	p. 164
Language and Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders	p. 169
Case Study: Anderson	p. 169
Case Study: Mitchell	p. 171
Definition of Autism Spectrum Disorders	p. 172
Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorders	p. 173
Factors Related to Language and Communication Disorders in Autism Spectrum Disorders	p. 184
Literacy and Autism Spectrum Disorders	p. 187
Intervention for Language and Communication Impairments	p. 189
Summary	p. 197
Review Questions	p. 197
Suggested Activities	p. 198
Resources on the Web	p. 198
References	p. 199
Language and Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders	p. 204
Case Study: Angel	p. 204
Case Study: Luis	p. 205
Defining the Population	p. 206
Evidence for Language and Communication Deficiencies	p. 208
Literacy and Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders	p. 214
Assessment and Instruction	p. 215
Summary	p. 221
Review Questions	p. 221
Suggested Activities	p. 222
Resources on the Web	p. 222
References	p. 222
Language and Students with Sensory Disabilities	p. 226
Case Study: John A.	p. 226
Case Study: Marisol	p. 228
The Changing World of Hearing Impairments	p. 229
Defining Hearing Impairment	p. 230
Language Characteristics	p. 234
Factors Related to Language Development	p. 242
Educational Performance	p. 244
Otitis Media	p. 247
Educational Programs	p. 248
Visual Impairment and Language	p. 256
Language Characteristics	p. 260
Literacy Development	p. 262
Implications for Teaching	p. 263
Summary	p. 264
Review Questions	p. 265
Suggested Activities	p. 266
Resources on the Web	p. 266
References	p. 267
Language and Students with Neuromotor Disabilities and Brain Injury	p. 273
Case Study: Alfonso	p. 273
Case Study: Ethan	p. 274
Cerebral Palsy	p. 275
Other Neuromotor Disorders	p. 280
Implications for Intervention	p. 282
Brain Injury and Language	p. 284
Summary	p. 289
Review Questions	p. 290
Suggested Activity	p. 290
Resources on the Web	p. 290
References	p. 291
Language and Communication in the Classroom
Assessing Language and Communication	p. 294
Understanding Language Assessment	p. 294
Summary	p. 312
Case Study: Marvin	p. 312
Review Questions	p. 313
Suggested Activities	p. 314
Resources on the Web	p. 314
References	p. 315
Enhancing Language and Communication	p. 317
Teacher Perspective	p. 318
Rationale for Language Instruction	p. 318
Tier 1: Language Instruction in the Classroom	p. 321
Enhancing Language Skills in the Classroom	p. 322
Enhancing Communication in Specific Classroom Environments	p. 325
Tier 2: Supplemental Instruction	p. 334
Tier 3: Language Intervention	p. 336
Summary	p. 343
Case Study: David	p. 344
Review Questions	p. 345
Suggested Activities	p. 345
Resources on the Web	p. 346
References	p. 346
Augmentative and Alternative Communication	p. 350
Components of Augmentative and Alternative Communication	p. 351
Implementing AAC Systems	p. 357
Integrating AAC Use into General Education Classrooms	p. 365
Literacy and Augmentative and Alternative Communication	p. 368
Outcomes of AAC System Usage	p. 369
Summary	p. 370
Review Questions	p. 371
Suggested Activities	p. 371
Resources on the Web	p. 372
References	p. 372
Language, Culture, and English Language Learners	p. 376
Case Study: Rosemary	p. 376
Teacher Perspective	p. 377
Cultural Diversity	p. 378
Dialect Differences	p. 379
Language and Culture	p. 381
English Language Learners	p. 382
Appropriate Assessment	p. 385
Instructional Programs	p. 389
Summary	p. 398
Review Questions	p. 399
Suggested Activities	p. 399
Resources on the Web	p. 400
References	p. 400
Glossary	p. 403
Index	p. 408
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