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Childhood Speech, Language, and Listening Problems aims to answer the questions many parents ask themselves as they try to make sense of their developing child's problems with speech and language.
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| Key Features |
| Author(s) | Patricia McAleer Hamaguchi |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Date of Publication | 03/09/2010 |
| Language | English |
| Format | Paperback |
| ISBN-10 | 0470532165 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780470532164 |
| Subject | Coping with Problems & Illness |
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| Publication Data |
| Place of Publication | Chichester |
| Country of Publication | United Kingdom |
| Imprint | John Wiley & Sons Ltd |
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| Dimensions |
| Weight | 406 g |
| Width | 157 mm |
| Height | 232 mm |
| Spine | 21 mm |
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| Editorial Details |
| Edition Statement | 3rd Revised edition |
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| Description |
| Table Of Contents | Acknowledgments. Introduction. Part I What You Should Know and How to Get Help. 1 Speech, Language, and Listening: How They Develop. What Is Speech? What Is Language? What Is Listening? How Do Children Learn to Communicate? Speech, Language, and Listening Milestones. 2 Does Your Child Need Help? The Warning Signs. When to Get Help. Warning Signs to Look For. 3 Having Your Child Evaluated. Whom to See. Where to Go. The Evaluation (aka The Assessment). Special Considerations: Testing Infants and Preschoolers. 4 After the Evaluation: Understanding Report Jargon and the IEP. The Numbers Used to Measure Performance. After the Evaluation: Using Public School Services in the United States. Options for Speech and Language Therapy. Part II Speech, Language, and Listening Problems. 5 Understanding Speech Problems. Stuttering. Common Pronunciation Problems. Common Voice Problems. 6 Understanding Language Problems. Your Baby's First Words. Toddlers and Preschoolers with Delayed Speech or Language. When Learning New Words Comes Slowly: Vocabulary Problems. The Him Not Talkin' Right Child: Morphological and Syntax Problems. The Whatchamacallit, Um, Thing Over There Child: A Word Retrieval Problem. The I Don't Know How to Explain It Child: Sequencing, Referential, and Divergent Language Problems. Social Language and Playing: When Something's Just Not Right. 7 Understanding Listening (Auditory) Problems. The What? Did You Say Something? Child: A Central Auditory Processing Problem. The I Forgot What You Said Child: An Auditory Memory Problem. The I Don't Understand What I'm Supposed to Do Child: A Language Processing Problem (AKA Receptive Language Delay). 8 Causes and Associated Conditions. Common Causes of Speech, Language, and Listening Problems. Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Hearing Impairment, and Other Special Conditions. 9 Answers to Your Questions. Appendix A Resources. Appendix B Suggested Reading. Index. |
| Author Biography | PATRICIA McALEER HAMAGUCHI, M.A., CCC-SLP, holds a master's degree in speech-language pathology and is certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She has been a practicing speech-language pathologist for nearly thirty years and has written several books on related topics. She has a private practice in Cupertino, California, and resides nearby with her husband and two children. |
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