Phys. Description |
xvi, 391 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM. |
Contents |
Language, speech and communication -- Speech and language characteristics of children with Down Syndrome -- Busy baby - busy parents -- Before the first word - precursors to language -- The one-word stage -- the two- and three-word stages -- Meaning and grammar -- Speech and intelligibility problems -- Articulation and phonology: learning the sounds of the language -- Pragmatics: communication in action -- Communicating without speech -- Understanding speech and language evaluation -- Understanding speech and language treatment -- Reading, literacy and language -- School and community issues -- Concluding thoughts. |
Summary |
This book provides a guide to maximising the speech and language development of young children with Down Syndrome. It offers information on articulation and phonology, speech and intelligibility, hearing loss, apraxia, pragmatics, reading and literacy, augmentative and alternative communication. Includes a CD-ROM with forms for assessment, developing treatment plans and recording progress. |
Subject |
Down Syndrome.
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Communcation.
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Child Rearing.
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Nonverbal Communication.
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Down syndrome -- Patients -- Rehabilitation.
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Communicative disorders in children -- Treatment.
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People with mental disabilities -- Means of communication.
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Other Number |
2012018161 |
ISBN |
9781606130667 |
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