Cutting-Edge Language and Literacy Tools for Students on the Autism Spectrum

Katharine P. Beals (Autor)

Media-Kombination

298 Seiten

2022
Information Science Reference
978-1-6684-6872-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Providing all students, particularly those with learning disabilities, with the skills necessary to succeed in school and, by extension, the real world is vital in today’s educational landscape. Due to this need, innovative language and literacy tools have been developed to support these students in their learning endeavors and ensure they are receiving the best education possible. Cutting-Edge Language and Literacy Tools for Students on the Autism Spectrum covers the root causes of the language and learning challenges in autism, their consequences for language acquisition and literacy, and a variety of tools and strategies for addressing them, from teaching technologies to assistive technologies. Drawing on what the most current evidence shows about the nature of autism and which therapies and technologies are most successful, the book reviews the efficacy of existing language therapies, literacy strategies, and assistive technologies. Covering topics such as speech deficits, language learning, comprehension, and assistive communication tools, this reference work is ideal for clinicians, behavioral specialists, speech-language pathologists, special educators, researchers, academicians, practitioners, scholars, educators, and students.

Autor

Katharine Beals , PhD, is a linguist who teaches in the Autism Program at the Drexel University School of Education and the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. She specializes in language acquisition in autism and linguistic instruction for autistic students. She is the author of several reviews of linguistic software in language disorders and is the designer of the SentenceWeaver language program. She recently received a grant from the National Science Foundation to explore unmet needs for language teaching tools as experienced by autism parents, autistic support teachers, autism therapists, and speech and language therapists. She is a contributor to the website FacilitatedCommunication.org.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.6.2022
• Reihe/Serie: Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education
• Verlagsort: PA
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 216 x 279 mm
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sonder-, Heil- und Förderpädagogik
• ISBN-10: 1-6684-6872-7 / 1668468727
• ISBN-13: 978-1-6684-6872-2 / 9781668468722
• Zustand: Neuware