The Triple C Checklist of Communication Competencies

The Triple C Checklist of Communication Competencies
Author: Karen Bloomberg
Publisher:
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1999
Genre: Communicative competence
ISBN: 9780957725805

Designed for use with adolescents and adults who have severe or multiple disabilities. Used to ascertain the approximate stage at which the person is communicating.

The Clinical Assessment of Language Comprehension

The Clinical Assessment of Language Comprehension
Author: Jon F. Miller
Publisher: Paul H Brookes Publishing
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1995
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

In addition to the procedures and accompanying score sheets, this manual includes a number of features that help make language comprehension assessment simple - step-by-step instructions, concise explanations, illustrative case studies, and a useful glossary. A refreshing alternative to standardized tests, The Clinical Assessment of Language Comprehension will help speech-language pathologists and other professionals pinpoint children's comprehension abilities and turn assessments into targeted intervention programs.

Action Picture Test

Action Picture Test
Author: Catherine E. Renfrew
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 28
Release: 1997
Genre: Communicative disorders in children
ISBN: 9780863883361

This test assesses, from short sentence answers to specified questions, the age levels of the information content and grammatical usage. It is suitable for the age range of 3 to 8 years. It contains 10 full-colour cards, photocopiable scoring form, and manual.

Current Issues in Language Evaluation, Assessment and Testing

Current Issues in Language Evaluation, Assessment and Testing
Author: Christine Coombe
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2016-03-08
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1443889962

Current Issues in Language Evaluation, Assessment and Testing: Research and Practice is a collection of research papers, most of which were presented at the 17th World Congress of the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA), which was held in 2014 in Brisbane, Australia. The volume comprises 15 chapters presenting current research projects and discussing issues related to language testing and the development of language assessment instruments in a variety of contexts around the world. This anthology will be of use to both new and seasoned researchers within the field of Applied Linguistics and TESOL. Teacher educators, language teachers, and language assessment professionals will find this volume equally useful as the papers present current trends in testing and evaluation.

Methods for Studying Language Production

Methods for Studying Language Production
Author: Lise Menn
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 463
Release: 1999-10-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1135676356

In this volume, which simultaneously honors the career contributions of Jean Berko Gleason and provides an overview of a broad and increasingly important research area, a panel of highly productive language researchers share and evaluate methods of eliciting and analyzing language production across the life span and in varying populations. Chapters address a wide variety of historical and evolving approaches to data collection for the study of morphosyntax, the lexicon, and pragmatics, both laboratory-based and naturalistic. Special concerns that arise in the study of atypical child development, aging, and second language acquisition are a focus of the discussion.

Developmental Psycholinguistics

Developmental Psycholinguistics
Author: Irina A. Sekerina
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2008-01-09
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027291500

How do infants and young children coordinate information in real time to arrive at sentence meaning from the words and structure of the sentence and from the nonlinguistic context? This volume introduces readers to an emerging field of research, experimental developmental psycholinguistics, and to the four predominant methodologies used to study on-line language processing in children. Authored by key figures in psycholinguistics, neuroscience and developmental psychology, the chapters cover event-related brain potentials, free-viewing eyetracking, looking-while-listening, and reaction-time techniques, also providing a historical backdrop for this line of research. Multiple aspects of experimental design, data collection and data analysis are addressed in detail, alongside surveys of recent important findings about how infants and children process sounds, words, and sentences. Indispensable for students and researchers working in the areas of language acquisition, developmental psychology and developmental neuroscience of language, this volume will also appeal to speech language pathologists and early childhood educators.

Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities

Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities
Author: Jillian Pawlyn
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2009-01-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1444301535

Children and adults with profound and multiple learningdisabilities (PMLD) are among the most marginalised people insociety. They have some of the highest support needs and are mostreliant on services. This accessible text presents and promotescurrent best practice regarding interventions to meet the complexhealth needs of a person with profound & multiple learningdisabilities. Practical in focus, this text provides evidence-basedguidance on meeting the complex needs of a person with PMLD. The text presents a range of complex health needs that apractitioner may face, such as communication, nutrition, epilepsy,vision and mobility. Each practice-focused chapter provides cleardefinitions of the condition, with current evidence-basedbest-practice supporting the intervention. Written by a team of professionals who have wide experience andinterest in this subject area, this text will be invaluable for allthose working with, and caring for those with profound and multiplelearning disabilities.

Rutter's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Rutter's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Author: Anita Thapar
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 1098
Release: 2015-06-04
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1118381939

Rutter's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is the leading textbook in its field. Both interdisciplinary and international, it provides a coherent appraisal of the current state of the field to help researchers, trainees and practicing clinicians in their daily work. Integrating science and clinical practice, it is a comprehensive reference for all aspects of child and adolescent psychiatry. New to this full color edition are expanded coverage on classification, including the newly revised Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), and new chapters on systems neuroscience, relationship-based treatments, resilience, global psychiatry, and infant mental health. From an international team of expert editors and contributors, this sixth edition is essential reading for all professionals working and learning in the fields of child and adolescent mental health and developmental psychopathology as well as for clinicians working in primary care and pediatric settings. Michael Rutter has contributed a number of new chapters and a Foreword for this edition: "I greatly welcome this new edition as providing both a continuity with the past and a substantial new look." —Professor Sir Michael Rutter, extract from Foreword. Reviews of previous editions: "This book is by far the best textbook of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry written to date." —Dr Judith Rapoport, NIH "The editors and the authors are to be congratulated for providing us with such a high standard for a textbook on modern child psychiatry. I strongly recommend this book to every child psychiatrist who wants a reliable, up-to-date, comprehensive, informative and very useful textbook. To my mind this is the best book of its kind available today." —Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry