Communication Sciences And Disorders: From Science to Clinical Practice - Softcover

Gillam, Ronald B.; Marquardt, Thomas P., PhD.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 128404307X ISBN 13: 9781284043075

Verlag: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, 2015

Inhaltsangabe

Communication Sciences and Disorders: From Science to Clinical Practice, Third Edition is an excellent introductory text for undergraduate students enrolled in their first course in communication sciences and disorders. Written by experts in the field, this text contains basic information about speech disorders that are related to impairments in articulation, voice, and fluency; language disorders in children and adults; and hearing disorders that cause conductive and sensorineural hearing losses. It includes basic information on the speech, language, and hearing sciences and practical information about assessment and intervention practices. Unlike some other introductory text books, this book also includes chapters on multicultural issues, deafness, dysarthria, and dysphagia.

NEW TO THE THIRD EDITION

•Updated content with new information on evidence-based practice
•New online video segments that clearly demonstrate a variety of communication disorders at different ages and severities
•New chapter on cleft lip and palate
•New information on cochlear implants and listening
•New information on spoken language approaches to audiologic habilitation
•The two chapters on preschool and school-age language disorders are now combined into one chapter
•The two chapters on auditory rehabilitation and deaf education are now combined into one chapter

In-Text Features: Boxes featuring personal stories from the authors and guides to online video segments, learning objectives, and bolded key terms

End-of-Chapter Features: Study Questions, Key Terms, References, and Suggested Readings

Instructor Resources: Slides in PowerPoint format, Test Bank, and an Image Bank

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Ron Gillam, PhD is the Raymond and Eloise Lillywhite Professor of Communication Disorders at Utah State University where he teaches courses in research methods and language disorders in children.'His research primarily concerns information processing, language assessment, and language intervention with school-age children who present language impairments and learning disabilities. Dr. Gillam has published two books, three tests, and more than 100 articles and book chapters.'He has served as an associate editor of the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, and Topics in Language Disorders. Ron is an ASHA Fellow, and he has received numerous teaching and research awards, including the 2009 Robins Award for the outstanding researcher at Utah State University.

Thomas Marquardt, PhD (CCC-SLP) is the Ben F. Love Regents Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Texas.' He conducts research on speech motor control disorders in children and adults and teaches courses on acquired neurogenic speech and language disorders in addition to introduction to communication disorders.' Tom is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.'

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 128404307X
• ISBN 13: 9781284043075
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 476
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