Communication Sciences and Disorders: From Science to Clinical Practice

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Ronald B. Gillam, Thomas P. Marquardt, Frederick N. Martin (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

410 Seiten

2010 | 2nd edition
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7637-7975-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Communication Sciences and Disorders: From Science to Clinical Practice is included in the 2015 edition of the essential collection of Doody's Core Titles. Communication Sciences and Disorders: From Science to Clinical Practice is an excellent introductory text for undergraduate students enrolled in their first course in communication sciences and disorders. Written by experts in the field, this text contains basic information about speech disorders that are related to impairments in articulation, voice, and fluency; language disorders in children and adults; and hearing disorders that cause conductive and sensorineural hearing losses. It includes basic information on the speech, language, and hearing sciences and practical information about assessment and intervention practices. Unlike some other introductory text books, this book also includes chapters on multicultural issues, deafness, dysarthria, and dysphagia.

Autor

Ron Gillam, PhD is the Raymond and Eloise Lillywhite Professor of Communication Disorders at Utah State University where he teaches courses in research methods and language disorders in children.'His research primarily concerns information processing, language assessment, and language intervention with school-age children who present language impairments and learning disabilities. Dr. Gillam has published two books, three tests, and more than 100 articles and book chapters.'He has served as an associate editor of the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, and Topics in Language Disorders. Ron is an ASHA Fellow, and he has received numerous teaching and research awards, including the 2009 Robins Award for the outstanding researcher at Utah State University. Thomas Marquardt, PhD (CCC-SLP) is the Ben F. Love Regents Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Texas.' He conducts research on speech motor control disorders in children and adults and teaches courses on acquired neurogenic speech and language disorders in addition to introduction to communication disorders.' Tom is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.' Frederick N. Martin, PhD (CCC-A) is The Jamail Centennial Professor Emeritus in Communication Sciences and Disorders at The University of Texas at Austin.' His research concerns diagnostic audiology, pediatric diagnosis, and counseling.' Fred is a Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, has received the Career Award in Hearing from the American Academy of Audiology and was the first to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Texas Academy of Audiology.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.3.2010
• Verlagsort: Sudbury
• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 851 g
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Logopädie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 0-7637-7975-X / 076377975X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7637-7975-7 / 9780763779757
• Zustand: Neuware