Language Disorders from Infancy Through Adolescence

Language Disorders from Infancy Through Adolescence, 5th Edition is the definitive guide for understanding, assessing, and treating language disorders across the entire childhood developmental period. Using a descriptive-developmental approach, the book provides a comprehensive overview of child language disorders, covering foundational concepts, scope of communicative difficulties, controversies, and current assessment and intervention strategies. Designed for students and professionals in speech-language pathology, it integrates research, clinical practice, and practical tools to support evidence-based care for children from infancy through adolescence.

Key Features:

• Covers assessment and treatment of language disorders across all childhood stages.
• Descriptive-developmental framework for understanding child language disorders.
• Emphasis on clinical application with case studies, clinical vignettes, and suggested projects.
• Practice exercises with sample transcripts for hands-on skill development.
• Chapter-end study guides for review and application of key concepts.
• Over 230 tables and boxes summarizing dialogue examples, assessment plans, intervention principles, activities, and sample transcripts.
• Updated content on research, emerging theories, social skills assessment, instruction strategies, and educational standards.
• Focus on preparing high-functioning students with autism for college and social skills training.
• Guidance on the role of speech-language pathologists in literacy teams and response-to-intervention models.
• Student and professional resources on Evolve, including image banks, video clips, and PubMed-linked references.
• Integration of emerging technologies for assessment and intervention.