This book is intended both as a comprehensive review and discussion of the major studies of language development and functioning in mentally retarded (MR) persons over the last fifty years, and as an exploration of a number of important issues in this field. *The use of the term 'mental retardation' is in line with the recommendations of the American Association on Mental Retardation and other relevant organisations.

This book provides a resource for all professionals involved with the educational management of deaf children. It provides a research base in educational audiology and demonstrates the practical applications of this knowledge for teachers working with deaf children.

Intended for those professionals whose work brings them into contact with children with learning difficulties, but who do not always have the opportunity to share their expertise with others, this work covers the theoretical rationale for the approaches used by each professional and examples of the practical activities and techniques used.

In this work, the authors review a range of issues in the field from theories of language disorder to the practical implications of intervention for the speech and language therapist. This edition reflects developments and influences in thinking about the underlying nature of language impairment in children, as well as in changes in the provision of speech and therapy and the education system.

Aimed at professionals wishing to set up a vestibular rehabilitation programme, this text examines the management of patients with chronic balance problems. The introductory chapters explain how we balance, the pathological mechanism that may affect balance, common balance disorders and the diagnostic tests used for identifying these conditions. Later chapters look at physiological mechanisms that enable recovery from peripheral vestibular disorders, the various modes of treatment of vertiginous syndromes, the principles underlying physical exercise regimes, and the practical application of...

The first half of this book provides an outline of the structure and function of a voice clinic, a review of the structure and function of the vocal tract and an outline of the most common forms of voice disorder likely to be encountered in a clinic. It also provides brief descriptions of the various forms of therapy available for the treatment of non-cancerous voice disorder and suggests appropriate treatment modalities.

The second half of the book is based in science and contains an overview of the instrumentation available for the investigation and documentation of voicing.

This book brings together a selection of papers from those presented at the Fourth International Conference of the British Dyslexia Association in April 1997. The three main themes of the conference are biology, identification and intervention.

This dictionary includes a wide range of terms that are in general use in relation to the multi-disciplinary subject of hearing. It covers the fields of acoustics, audiology, electronics, medicine, phonetics, rehabilitation and social administration.

This third edition is aimed at those who need to refresh their practical skills in paediatric audiology. The first two editions were intended as practical guides and this revised and extended text maintains this theme. The appearance of this new volume is timely in relation to recent advances in the field and the contents should appeal to both experienced practitioners and students.

Though a good deal is known about the remediation of dyslexics of all ages, there is growing awareness among teachers and others that there is much more to their work that teaching literacy skills. Most of us experience stress at some point in our lives, but experience suggests that dyslexics are particularly vulnerable to it.