Language and Communication in Mental Retardation: Development, Processes, and Intervention

ISBN-13: 9781138993037 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 272 str.

Sheldon Rosenberg; Leonard Abbeduto

Opis

First Published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Recenzje

"It would make a suitable text for advanced undergraduates and entry level graduate students in programs such as cognitive psychology, educational psychology, developmental psychology, communicative disorders, and special education. Simultaneously, it provides an excellent review of research, theory, and interventions in the fields of language, communication and mental retardation, making it suitable for researchers, advanced level graduate students and practitioners....meets and exceeds the reader's expectations in a concise, reader-friendly manner. The authors provide the reader with a thorough, critical, integrative review of the literature, discussing the state of the field, methodological shortcomings and suggestions for further research."
—Child Development Abstracts & Bibliography

"...should prove valuable for relevant courses in psychology, special education, linguistics, and communication disorders."
—Science Books & Films

Spis treści

Contents: Preface. Introduction. Linguistic Background and Language Development in Nondisabled Persons. Phonological Development. Semantic Development. Morphosyntactic Development. Linguistic Communication and Its Development. Development of Linguistic Communication. Adult-Child Interaction and the Development of Language and Communication. Language and Communication Intervention.

O autorze

Sheldon Rosenberg, Leonard Abbeduto