Chapters written by leading authorities offer current perspectives on the origins and development of language disorders. They address 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? This theory-based, but practical book emphasizes the importance of accurate definitions of subtypes for assessment and intervention. It will be of interest to students, researchers, and practitioners in the field of developmental language disorders.
Author(s): Ludo Verhoeven, Hans van Balkom
Publisher: Psychology Press
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 464
CLASSIFICATION OF
DEVELOPMENTAL
LANGUAGE DISORDERS......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Preface Willem J. M. Levelt......Page 10
INTRODUCTION......Page 14
Developmental Language Disorders: Classification,
Assessment, and Intervention Ludo Verhoeven and Hans van Balkom......Page 16
PART I: ETIOLOGY......Page 34
1 Characteristics of Children With Specific
Language Impairment Nicola Botting and Gina Conti-Ramsden......Page 36
2 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......Page 52
3 Language Disorders Across Modalities: The Case
of Developmental Dyslexia Pieter H. Been and Frans Zwarts......Page 74
4 Neuroimaging Measures in the Study
of Specific Language Impairment Paavo H. T. Lepp.nen, Heikki Lyytinen,
Naseem Choudhury and April A. Benasich......Page 112
5 Information Processing in Children With Specific
Language Impairment Ronald B. Gillam and LaVae M. Hoffman......Page 150
6 Environmental Factors in Developmental
Language Disorders Sieneke Goorhuis-Brouwer, Francien Coster,
Han Nakken, and Henk lutje Spelberg......Page 172
PART II: TYPOLOGY......Page 186
7 Speech Output Disorders Ben Maassen......Page 188
8 Central Auditory Processing Jack Katz and Kim Tillery......Page 204
9 Lexical Deficits in Specific Language Impairment Laurence B. Leonard and Patricia Deevy......Page 222
10 Morphological Disorders Dorit Ravid, Ronit Levie, and Galit Avivi Ben-Zvi......Page 248
11 Grammatical Impairment: An Overview
and a Sketch of Dutch Jan de Jong......Page 274
12 Pragmatic Disability in Children With Specific
Language Impairments Hans van Balkom and Ludo Verhoeven......Page 296
PART III: ASSESSMENTANDINTERVENTION......Page 320
13 Specific Language Impairment: Diagnostic Dilemmas Dorothy V. M. Bishop......Page 322
14 A Dynamic Systems Approach to Diagnostic
Measurement of SLI Paul van Geert......Page 340
15 Early Detection of Developmental Language Disorders Hanneke de Ridder and Heleen van der Stege......Page 362
16 Early Intervention for Young Children
With Language Impairments Steve F. Warren and Paul J. Yoder......Page 380
17 Benefits of Speech Manipulation for Children
With Language Disorders Ludo Verhoeven and Eliane Segers......Page 396
18 The Close Association Between Classification
and Intervention for Children With Primary Language Impairments James Law......Page 414
Author Index......Page 432
Subject Index......Page 450
