This practical text, focused mainly upon children with learning disability, follows a need to know order starting with an exploration of a range of topics including theoretical and practical issues related to the appraisal and assessment of communication needs, management and intervention issues and work on pre-symbolic and pre-linguistic development. For those requiring help with more specialized subjects, following chapters deal with a variety of subjects such as the use of augmentative and alternative communication and low and high tech approaches. The last two chapters address topics...

Who knew that most college professors do not make a living wage and that impacts college educations Second-Class Professor explores the misuses of financial aid, the way most professors work for free, the safety issues affecting them, and how they aren't rewarded for good teaching. Issues such as grade-inflation, unhealthy competition among colleagues, and open-enrollment will be explored in a humorous, sometimes startling way. "Second-Class Professor" should spark some national debate and hopefully lead to reform in higher education. Ms. Hurd's book has been praised by her colleagues who...