Classification of developmental language disorders :
[Book]
theoretical issues and clinical implications /
edited by Ludo Verhoeven, Hans van Balkom
xii, 450 pages :
illustrations ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
pt. 1. Etiology., Characteristics of children with specific language impairment / Nicola Botting, Gina Conti-Ramsden -- Neuroplasticity and development: the acquisition of morphosyntax in children with early focal lesions and children with specific language impairment / Judy Reilly, Jill Weckerly, and Beverly Wulfeck -- Language disorders across modalities: the case of developmental dyslexia / Pieter H. Been, and Frans Zwarts --, Neuroimaging measures in the study of specific language impairment / Paavo. H.T. Leppanen [and others] -- Information processing in children with specific language impairment / Ronald B. Gillam, and La Vae M. Hoffman -- Environmental factors in developmental language disorders / Sieneke Goorhuis-Brouwer [and others] -- pt. 2. Typology. Speech output disorders / Ben. Maassen -- Central auditory processing / Jack. Katz, and Kim Tillery -- Lexical deficits in specific language impairment / Laurence B. Leonard, and Patricia Deevy -- Morphological disorders / Dorit Ravid, Ronit Levie, and Galit Avivi Ben-Zvi -- Grammatical impairment: an overview and a sketch of Dutch / Jan de Jong -- Pragmatic disability in children with specific language impairments / Hans van Balkom, and Ludo Verhoeven -- pt. 3. Assessment and intervention. Specific language impairment: Diagnostic dilemmas / Dorothy V.M. Bishop -- A dynamic systems approach to diagnostic measurement of SLI / Paul van Geert -- Early detection of developmental language disorders / Hanneke de Ridder, and Heleen van der Stege -- Early intervention for young children with language impairments / Steve F. Warren, and Paul J. Yoder -- Benefits of speech manipulation for children with language disorders / Ludo Verhoeven, and Eliane Segers -- The close association between classification and intervention for children with primary language impairments / James Law
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Offering perspectives on the origins and development of language disorders, this book addresses the question: how can the child's linguistic environment be restructured so that children at risk can develop important adaptive skills in the domains of self-care, social interaction and problem-solving?