Understanding developmental language disorders in children /
[Book]
[edited by] Courtenay Frazier Norbury, J. Bruce Tomblin, and Dorothy V.M. Bishop
New York, NY :
Psychology Press,
2008
xv, 232 pages :
illustrations ;
26
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Assessment and investigation of children with developmental language disorder / Gillian Baird -- Short-term memory in children with developmental language disorder / Maggie Vance -- Using eye-movements to investigate developmental language disorders / Kate Nation -- Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to investigate developmental language disorders / Frederic Dick, Fiona Richardson, and Maria Cristina Saccuman -- Specific language impairment (SLI), dyslexia, and autism: using genetics to unravel their relationship / Dorothy V.M. Bishop -- The application of molecular genetics to the study of developmental language disorder / Dianne Newbury and Anthony Monaco
Validating diagnostic standards for SLI using adolescent outcomes / J. Bruce Tomblin -- Heterogeneity of specific language impairment: outcome in adolescence / Gina Conti-Ramsden -- Inclusion versus specialist provision: ideology versus evidence based practice for children with developmental language disorders / Julie Dockrell and Geoff Lindsay -- Improving grammatical skill in children with specific language impairment / Susan Ebbels -- Reading intervention for children with language learning difficulties / Margaret J. Snowling and Charles Hulme -- Intervention for children with pragmatic language impairments: frameworks, evidence, and diversity / Catherine Adams -- Diagnostic concepts and risk processes / Michael Rutter
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This work brings existing research together in a format accessible to researchers, clinicians and families alike. Each chapter provides an overview of research developments, written by a leading authority in that field