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Language and Communication in Mental Retardation: Development, Processes, and intervention book cover

1st Edition

Language and Communication in Mental Retardation Development, Processes, and intervention

By Sheldon Rosenberg, Leonard Abbeduto Copyright 1993
272 Pages
by Psychology Press

272 Pages
by Psychology Press

272 Pages
by Psychology Press
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Research on language and communication development and intervention in persons with mental retardation has been conducted at a fast and furious pace during the last two decades. Past attempts to summarize this research have been rather restricted, focusing on a single, narrowly defined substantive domain such as lexical development, or of a single etiology such as Down Syndrome. This volume, in... Read more
Contents: Preface. Introduction. Linguistic Background and Language Development in Nondisabled Persons. Phonological Development. Semantic Development. Morphosyntactic Development. Linguistic Communication and Its Development. Development of Linguistic Communication. Adult-Child Interaction and the Development of Language and Communication. Language and Communication Intervention.

Biography

Sheldon Rosenberg, Leonard Abbeduto

"It would make a suitable text for advanced undergraduates and entry level graduate students in programs such as cognitive psychology, educational psychology, developmental psychology, communicative disorders, and special education. Simultaneously, it provides an excellent review of research, theory, and interventions in the fields of language, communication and mental retardation, making it suitable for researchers, advanced level graduate students and practitioners....meets and exceeds the reader's expectations in a concise, reader-friendly manner. The authors provide the reader with a thorough, critical, integrative review of the literature, discussing the state of the field, methodological shortcomings and suggestions for further research."
—Child Development Abstracts & Bibliography

"...should prove valuable for relevant courses in psychology, special education, linguistics, and communication disorders."
—Science Books & Films

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