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Communication and Communication Disorders A Clinical Introduction

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ISBN-10: 0205532098

ISBN-13: 9780205532094

Edition: 3rd 2008

Authors: Elena M. Plante, Pelagie M. Beeson

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The blend of science and clinical applications provides students with an understanding of normal processes and disorders across the life-span. Case illustrations, figures, and photographs are used liberally to illustrate concepts and place them in a clinical context. The chapters maintain a balance between speech, language, and hearing assuring a balanced presentation of the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology. Chapters addressing disorders include information on the scientific basis for understanding each condition as well as assessment and treatment. The high-interest descriptions of communication disorders engage students planning to enter the field as well as…    
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Book details

List price: $120.40
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/17/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Preface
About the Authors
Introduction to the Professions of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
Normal Communication
Six Individuals with Communication Impairment
Classification of Communication Disorders
Careers in Communication Disorders
Clinical Problem Solving
References
The Biological Foundations of Speech and Language
The Vocal Mechanism
The Articulatory Mechanisms
The Nervous System
Clinical Problem Solving
References
Sounds in Communication
Acoustic Aspects of Sounds
The Spoken Sounds of Communication
Speech Sound Development
Clinical Problem Solving
References
Disorders of Speech Sound Production
Types of Speech Sound Errors
Speech Sound Disorders in Children
Evaluation of Speech Sound Disorders in Children
Intervention Methods for Children
Acquired Speech Sound Disorders in Adults
Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems
Clinical Problem Solving
References
Readings from the Popular Literature
Disorders of Fluency
Normal Disfluency versus Stuttering
Stuttering in the Population
Definitions
Theories of Stuttering
Evaluation of Developmental Stuttering
Stuttering Therapy
Other Disorders of Fluency
Clinical Problem Solving
References
Readings from the Popular Literature
Disorders of the Voice and Swallowing Disorders
by Julie Barkmeier
Voice Disorders
Voice Disorders Related to Vocal Fold Tissue Changes
Neurological Voice Disorders
Voice Assessment and Management
Dysphagia
Clinical Problem Solving
References
Language
The Components of Language
Approaches to the Study of Language Acquisition
Language Development from Sounds to Sentences
The Development of Literacy
Clinical Problem Solving
References
Disorders of Language in Children
Language Differences
Early Signs of a Language Disorder
Developmental Language Disorders
Reading Impairments
Other Disorders That Impact Language
Evaluation of Language Disorders
Language Therapy
Clinical Problem Solving
References
Readings from the Popular Literature
Disorders of Language in Adults
Aphasia
Acquired Reading and Writing Impairments
Right-Hemisphere Communication Disorders
Dementia
Clinical Problem Solving
References
Readings from the Popular Literature
The Biological Foundations of Hearing
Structure and Function of the Ear
Auditory Connections in the Brain
Clinical Problem Solving
References