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Learning Disabilities: From Identification to Intervention
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Fletcher, Jack M.; Lyon, G. Reid; Fuchs, Lynn S.; Barnes, Marcia A. – Guilford Publications, 2006
Evidence based and comprehensive, this important work offers a new approach to understanding and intervening with students with learning disabilities. The authors--leading experts in neuropsychology and special education--present a unique model of learning disabilities that integrates the cognitive, neural, genetic, and contextual factors…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Reading Difficulties, Neuropsychology, Intervention
Toddler Connections.
Martin, Kellie; Murray, Anne – 1997
This guide is designed to help the speech language pathologist teach families language facilitation techniques and to teach basic receptive and expressive skills to preschool children who are nonverbal or have little expressive language. The program's goal is to improve language skills through social interaction including conversations, turn…
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Interaction, Interpersonal Communication, Language Acquisition
Teaching Individuals with Developmental Delays: Basic Intervention Techniques.
Lovaas, O. Ivar – 2003
This teaching manual for treatment of children with developmental disabilities is divided into seven sections that address: (1) basic concepts; (2) transition into treatment; (3) early learning concepts; (4) expressive language; (5) strategies for visual learners; (6) programmatic considerations; and (7) organizational and legal issues. Among…
Descriptors: Autism, Clinical Diagnosis, Communication Skills, Developmental Disabilities
The Practice of English Language Teaching.
Harmer, Jeremy – 1983
Theoretical insights into teaching English as a second language developed in recent years are brought together in a broad methodological approach called the balanced activities approach. The book aims at providing a theoretical background to the approach as well as detailing practical instructional techniques. The first of the three parts of the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Objectives, English (Second Language), Expressive Language
The Development of Language and Reading Skills in Children with Down's Syndrome.
Buckley, Sue; And Others – 1986
The book summarizes the current state of knowledge concerning language development in children with Down Syndrome (DS). The first chapter reviews language development in normal children, noting such stages as gestures, first sounds, development of understanding, first spoken words, and the two-word stage. The next chapter examines language skills…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Case Studies, Delayed Speech, Developmental Stages
Sequencing Stories in Spanish and English.
Steckbeck, Pamela Meza – 1988
The guide was designed for speech pathologists, bilingual teachers, and specialists in English as a second language who work with Spanish-speaking children. The guide contains twenty illustrated stories that facilitate the learning of auditory sequencing, auditory and visual memory, receptive and expressive vocabulary, and expressive language…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
A Functional Curriculum for Teaching Students with Disabilities. Volume II: Nonverbal and Oral Communication. Third Edition.
Valletutti, Peter J.; And Others – 1996
This second of three manuals providing a functional curriculum for students with disabilities focuses on the development of nonverbal and oral communication skills. An introductory chapter provides an overview of the curriculum and offers guidelines for developing instructional plans for the following two units of study. Unit 1 considers the…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Disorders, Communication Skills, Curriculum
The Source for Syndromes.
Richard, Gail J.; Hoge, Debra Reichert – 1999
Designed for practicing speech-language pathologists, this book discusses different syndrome disabilities, pertinent speech-language characteristics, and goals and strategies to begin intervention efforts at a preschool level. Chapters address: (1) Angelman syndrome; (2) Asperger syndrome; (3) Down syndrome; (4) fetal alcohol syndrome; (5) fetal…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Behavior Modification
The Source for Syndromes 2.
Richard, Gail J.; Hoge, Debra Reichert – 2000
Designed for practicing speech-language pathologists, this book discusses different lesser-known syndrome disabilities, pertinent speech-language characteristics, and goals and strategies to begin intervention efforts at a preschool level. Chapters address: (1) Apert syndrome; (2) Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome; (3) CHARGE syndrome; (4) Cri-du-Chat…
Descriptors: Articulation Impairments, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems