Communication before Speech: Development and Assessment

ISBN-13: 9781853464867 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 164 str.

Judith Coupe O'Kane

Opis

Intended as a reference for all those teaching and working with children and adults with severe and profound learning difficulties, this work addresses the theoretical aspects of the development of communication up to and including the beginnings of speech in normally developing children, and those with severe learning difficulties. It also includes an approach to practical assessment.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Re-examining the development of early communication; Chapter 2 The Affective Communication Assessment: ACA; Chapter 3 Communication for a purpose; Chapter 4 Playing in the zone: using routines to develop early communication skills; Chapter 5 Teaching first meanings; Chapter 6 Assessment of early communication; Chapter 7 From assessment to intervention: examples of the use of the Early Communication Assessment (ECA); Chapter 8;

O autorze

O'Kane, Judith Coupe; Goldbart, Juliet