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Book SynopsisNickola Wolf Nelson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP conducts research and has authored numerous research articles, books, and chapters on contextualized, interdisciplinary approaches to language and literacy assessment and intervention, including two prior editions of Childhood Language Disorders in Context: Infancy through Adolescence (Allyn & Bacon, 1994, 1998). Nelson is co-author of The Writing Lab Approach to Language Instruction and Intervention (Paul H. Brookes, 2004) and the forthcoming Test of Integrated Language and Literacy Skills.
Table of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS
Frontmatter Dedication page
Preface
Table of contents
PART I. FRAMEWORKS FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE
Chapter 1. A Framework for Guiding Evidence Based Practice
Importance of asking good questions
Contextualized assessment and intervention
World Health Organization definitions
Chapter 2. Speech, Language/Literacy, and Communication
Speech, language (including literacy), and communication
Five language parameters
Content, form, and use
Language levels and modalities
Cultural-linguistic variation
Chapter 3. Language/Literacy and Related Systems
Theoretical accounts
System theory
Systems supporting language development
PART II. POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND POPULATIONS
Chapter 4. Policies and Practices
Policies
Clinical practices
Categorization, diagnosis, and causation
Testing and exclusionary factors in diagnosis
Prevalence, prevention, and prognosis
Chapter 5. Primary Disorders of Speech, Language, and Literacy
Speech-sound disorders
Language impairment
Learning disability
Spoken and written language associations and dissociations
Chapter 6. Special Populations with Motor and Sensory Disorders
Motor system impairment
Auditory system impairment
Visual system impairment
Other sensory problems
Chapter 7. Special Populations with Cognitive-Communicative Disorders
Developmental disability
Intellectual disability
Autism spectrum disorders
Acquired brain injury (including traumatic brain injury)
Child abuse and neglect
Interactive disorders of attention, emotion, and behavior
PART III. ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION
Chapter 8. Infant/Toddler Policies and Practices
Policies and practices for infants and toddlers
Comprehensive assessment for infants and toddlers
Chapter 9. Infant/Toddler Intervention
Prelinguistic organization to intentional communication
Joint action routines and early play
First words to two-word utterances
Emergent narratives and literacy
Chapter 10. Preschool Policies and Practices
Policies and practices in the preschool years
Comprehensive assessment in the preschool years
Chapter 11. Preschool Intervention
Sounds, words, and vocabulary concepts
Sentence- and discourse level development
Social interaction and play
Emergent and early literacy
Chapter 12. School-age Policies and Practices
Policies and practices in the school-age years
Comprehensive assessment in the school-age years
Chapter 13. School-age Intervention
Intervention scaffolding in the school-age years
Discourse-level knowledge and skills
Sentence-level knowledge and skills
Word-level knowledge and skills
Chapter 14. Interventions for Special Populations
Comprehensive planning for comprehensive needs
Preverbal to intentional communication
Echolalia, challenging behaviors, and non-symbolic communication
Intervention for children and adolescents with severe speech-production disorders
AAC for children and adolescents with complex communication needs
Intervention for sensory loss and central processing disorders
Intervention for cognitive-communicative disorders
Intervention for autism spectrum disorders
Backmatter: Appendices for Part III.
References
Author Index (to be completed by Allyn & Bacon)
Subject Index (to be completed by Allyn & Bacon)
On line supports: Glossary
Review and practice questions and key
Observation tables
