The Early Identification of Language Impairment in Children

James Christopher Law (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

191 Seiten

1992
Chapman and Hall (Verlag)
978-0-412-39340-2 (ISBN)

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Draws together the key issues related to pre-school identification and screening of children with speech and language impairment, examining the complexities inherent in identifying these children. Coverage includes early communication development, cognitive skills, behaviour problems and hearing.

This text draws together the principal issues related to the identification of language difficulties in pre-school children. Factors closely associated with the development of language such as cognitive skills, play, behaviour and hearing are discussed. The basic principles underlying early identification, the role of the parent and the issue of early identification within the context of public health are also included. To reflect the range of related professionals involved with language impaired children, there are chapters written by a health visitor, a psychiatric social worker and speech and language therapists specializing in hearing loss. This book should be a useful reference for all those professionals working with children in the health and education setting. This book should be of interest to practising and student speech therapists, nurses, health visitors, paediatric nurses, nursery leaders, play group leaders, clinical medical officers, educational and clinical psychologists.

The development of early communication; what is language impairment; factors associated with language impairment; behavioural difficulties and their relationship to language impairment; the early identification of hearing loss and the effects of impaired hearing on language development; the process of early identification; the health visitor's perspective; intervention; early identification - a question of science or politics? Appendices: the structure of the ear; language and cognitive development in normal children; the age at which 90per cent of children attain a selected range of linguistic functions; the age at which most children develop speech sounds.

Reihe/Serie	Therapy in Practice Series ; 30
Zusatzinfo	9 Illustrations, black and white; XXI, 191 p. 9 illus.
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Sprachphilosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Pädagogische Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Gynäkologie / Geburtshilfe
ISBN-10	0-412-39340-9 / 0412393409
ISBN-13	978-0-412-39340-2 / 9780412393402
Zustand	Neuware