Speech and Language Challenges (eBook)

The Ultimate Teen Guide

Marlene Targ Brill (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
244 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-8108-8792-3 (ISBN)

Infos

This book will address the speech issues that affect all people, but specifically focus on the concerns of young adults—not just the how and whys of each issue, but how to cope with them. It will include teen interviews/stories, expert quotes, history of different conditions, definitions of technical terms necessary for understanding the conditions, media concerning speech problems (such as The King’s Speech), and short biographies of well-known people who have dealt with and/or overcome these same issues.

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More than three million people in the United States stutter. In excess of a million students from ages 3-21 receive school services for speech and language problems. Another five million Americans live with a disability from brain injury, which usually includes communication difficulties. Half a million teens in the U.S. between 14 and 17 speak a language other than English at home and have difficulty communicating in English at school. These numbers continue to grow, and more students are accessing speech and language assistance every year.In Speech and Language Challenges: The Ultimate Teen Guide, Marlene Targ Brill addresses the various speech issues that affect all people, but specifically focuses on the concerns of young adults. Brill looks at not just the how and whys of each issue, but how to cope with them. The author first explains how normal speech and language develops, then discusses issues that occur as a result of physical limitations, brain processing impairment, or language barriers. The chapters in this book offer insights into:Stuttering and Other Fluency ChallengesSpeech Sound DisordersVoice DisordersLanguage DisordersBrain Injury and CommunicationEnglish as a New or Different LanguageAdditional chapters explore technological advances that help young adults communicate better, public speaking tips, and suggestions for handling everyday social and family situations. Drawing on interviews with teens, first-hand accounts, and quotes from experts, Speech and Language Challenges: The Ultimate Teen Guide also includes a list of resources, making it a valuable tool for young adults and their families.

Autor

Marlene Targ Brill, a former special educator, is an award-winning author of more than 60 books by various publishers including Children’s Press and Barron’s. Many of her titles have been for teens and young adults, including books about diabetes, asthma, and Tourette syndrome.

Inhalt

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Let’s Talk Speech and Language1. Amazing Story of Communication2. When Words Won’t Flow: Stuttering and Other Fluency Challenges3. Mixed Up Sounds and Words: Speech Sound Disorders4. When Voice Goes Haywire: Voice Disorders5. When the Brain Hears and Processes Information Differently: Language Disorders6. Cars, Guns, Sports, and the Unexpected: Brain Injury and Communication7. When English Is New or Different8. Technology as a Communication Game-Changer9. Looking Ahead: Boosting Communication Skills All-AroundGlossaryIndexAbout the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.9.2014
• Reihe/Serie: It Happened to Me
• Zusatzinfo: 135 Illustrations including: - 23 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs; - 1 Tables; - 111 Text Boxes.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Körper / Sexualität
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Spielen / Lernen ► Lernen / Lernspiele
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Spielen / Lernen ► Sprachen
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
• ISBN-10: 0-8108-8792-4 / 0810887924
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8108-8792-3 / 9780810887923