Language disorders in children and adults: new issues in research and practice

INDICE: Preface. Introduction An introduction to language disorders in children and adults: New and different themes, issues and connections (Victoria Joffe, Madeline Cruice and Shula Chiat). Chapter 1: Beyond outcomes: The importance of developmental pathways (Penny Roy and Shula Chiat). Chapter 2: Substance or scaffold? The role of language in thought (Rosemary Varley). Chapter 3: Aphasia therapy and Cognitive Neuropsychology: A promise still to be fulfilled (Jane Marshall). Chapter 4: Speech-language therapy and evidence-based practice (Barbara Dodd). Chapter 5: Minding the gap between research and practice in developmental language disorders (Victoria Joffe). Chapter 6: Comparing and contrasting views: Building consensus around quality of life with aphasia (Madeline Cruice, Ruth Hill, Linda Worrall and Louise Hickson). Chapter 7: Autism and specific language impairment: A tantalizing dance (Michael Rutter). Chapter 8: Outcomes for young people with a history of specific language impairment at16-17 years: A more positive picture (Geoff Lindsay and Julie Dockrell). Chapter 9: Making new connections - where to next (James Law). Index.

• ISBN: 978-0-470-51839-7
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 208
• Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés