Speech Disorders Resource Guide for Preschool Children is a clinical resource tool designed for speech language pathologists and students who work with the preschool population. This comprehensive, yet easy-to-use, text provides detailed information about assessment, analysis and intervention methods pertaining to childhood speech disorders.

This guide provides a succinct, up-to-date resource for speech-language pathologists who have had limited contact with preschool-aged children with language disorders. It specifically addresses the issues of the nature, assessment, and treatment of language disorders in the 3 to 5 year-old child. Special attention is given to the classification Specific Language Impairment, including a summary of the controversial issues surrounding this diagnosis. The guide presents brief summaries of best practices, examples for application, and references for further study. An important feature of the guide is the practical information and resources for assessment, intervention, and commonly used techniques. This handy guide provides the key information you need to work with preschool-aged children with language disorders.

Speech and language are central to the human experience; they are the vital means by which people convey and receive knowledge, thoughts, feelings, and other internal experiences. Acquisition of communication skills begins early in childhood and is foundational to the ability to gain access to culturally transmitted knowledge, organize and share thoughts and feelings, and participate in social interactions and relationships. Thus, speech disorders and language disorders-disruptions in communication development-can have wide-ranging and adverse impacts on the ability to communicate and also to acquire new knowledge and fully participate in society. Severe disruptions in speech or language acquisition have both direct and indirect consequences for child and adolescent development, not only in communication, but also in associated abilities such as reading and academic achievement that depend on speech and language skills. The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program for children provides financial assistance to children from low-income, resource-limited families who are determined to have conditions that meet the disability standard required under law. Between 2000 and 2010, there was an unprecedented rise in the number of applications and the number of children found to meet the disability criteria. The factors that contribute to these changes are a primary focus of this report. Speech and Language Disorders in Children provides an overview of the current status of the diagnosis and treatment of speech and language disorders and levels of impairment in the U.S. population under age 18. This study identifies past and current trends in the prevalence and persistence of speech disorders and language disorders for the general U.S. population under age 18 and compares those trends to trends in the SSI childhood disability population.

The Handbook of Speech and Language Disorders presents a comprehensive survey of the latest research in communication disorders. Contributions from leading experts explore current issues, landmark studies, and the main topics in the field, and include relevant information on analytical methods and assessment. A series of foundational chapters covers a variety of important general principles irrespective of specific disorders. These chapters focus on such topics as classification, diversity considerations, intelligibility, the impact of genetic syndromes, and principles of assessment and intervention. Other chapters cover a wide range of language, speech, and cognitive/intellectual disorders.

Each two-volume book contains four major sections: . - Introduction and Overview: Provides forewords by notables in the field and an outline of the book. - Essays: Features eight to 10 essays on topics such as workplace issues, financial aid, diversity, and more. - Directory: Contains descriptions and contact information for hundreds of organizations, schools, and associations, arranged by topic. - Further Resources/Indexes: Includes glossaries, appendixes, further reading, and indexes

The accompanying DVD contains a videotaped segment for most of the interventions discussed in Treatment of language disorders in children.

This text provides a comprehensive discussion of language disorders and clinical practice that takes students from model, through disorders, to assessment and intervention, with an emphasis on classroom application. "Language Disorders" takes a functional, environmental, and conversational approach, by using the child's natural environment and conversational partners. Unlike other language disorders texts, which have a disorder-specific focus, this text takes a logical traverse from assessment through intervention. This new edition is completely updated with current trends and developments in the field, and is full of practical ideas and useful suggestions for students and speech-language pathologists. The text provides concrete guidelines and procedures for the assessment and training of children as well as training for speech-language pathologists. New to this Edition: More emphasis on early intervention and Alternative and Augmentative Communication. New chapter on literacy impairments that addresses reading and writing and the role of speech-language pathologists with disorders of each (Chapter 13). Expanded information on classroom intervention that includes current topics such as Collaborative Consultative Intervention. Related Titles: Teaching Students with Language and Communication Disabilities, 2/e S. Jay Kuder Order No. 0-205-34330-9 Patterns of Narrative Discourse: A Multicultural, Life Span Approach, 1/e Allysa McCabe Lynn S. Bliss Order No. 0-205-33869-0 Language and Communication Disorders in Children, 5/e Deena K. Bernstein Ellenmorris Tiegerman-Farber Order No. 0-205-33635-3

Reprint. Originally published: Clifton Park, NY: Cengage Learning, [2016].