Communication Sciences & Disorders

This product accompanies:
Hulit & Howard,  Born to Talk: An Introduction to Speech and Language Development, 4/E

• This book is the only speech and language development book on the market that follows the speech and language development of a typical child in a real time manner.

• Highly readable writing style described as “conversational” and “reader-friendly.”

• Appendix includes anatomical figures, which bring a visual perspective to the discussion of the anatomy and physiology of speech, language, and hearing.

• Instructor's Manual with Test Bank/Computerized Test Bank includes chapter objectives, review questions, and suggested examination questions. It also includes an “instructor to instructor” explanation of the way in which information is presented.

• Additional summary charts and tables are included throughout.

• New material related to Cultural Diversity is included (Ch. 8).

• Includes material on Adolescent and Adult Language places an emphasis on changes associated with aging and disease (Ch. 6).

• New Audio CD: FREE with every copy of the text the CD includes audio examples of speech and language development in children from infancy through the school years.

All Chapters end with “Review Questions,” “References” and “Suggested Readings.”

1. A Connection of Brains.

2. Language Acquisition—A Theoretical Journey.

3. Cognitive Development—Building a Foundation for Language.

4. In the Beginning—Communication Development from Birth to Two Years.

5. The Saga Continues—Language Development Through the Preschool Years.

6. Taking Language to School and Into Adulthood.

7. The Building Blocks of Speech.

8. Language Diversity—Regional, Social/Cultural, and Gender Differences.

9. Speech and Language Disorders.

Appendix: The Anatomical and Physiological Bases of Speech, Language, and Hearing.

Name Index.


Subject Index.

Language Development  (Communication Sciences & Disorders)

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  Born to Talk: An Introduction to Speech and Language Development, 4/E
  Hulit & Howard
  ©2006 | Allyn & Bacon | Cloth; 504 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205453317 | ISBN-13: 9780205453313
  Suggested retail price: $122.67  Buy from myPearsonStoreNet price: $92.00  (What's this?)Brief Description

  

  Now in its Fourth Edition, Born to Talk: An Introduction to Speech and Language Development traces development through real time with attention to how the various components of language are integrated in a single child's journey to adult language.

   

  Suitable for majors and non-majors, undergraduate and graduate students alike, this text provides a comprehensive view of speech and language development written in a reader-friendly manner. In addition to a real-time presentation of speech and language development, the book contains information on theories of language development, cognitive development, the anatomy and physiology of speech, language diversity, and communication disorders. It also includes revised sections on African American English, Hispanic English, cultural diversity in the public schools, adolescent and adult language, and a much expanded section on fluency disorders.

For the Communication Sciences & Disorders Discipline

Allyn & Bacon Communication Disorders SuperSite
Allyn & Bacon
©2001 | Allyn & Bacon | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205337619 | ISBN-13: 9780205337613
This online resource is available at no cost at http://www.ablongman.com/commdisorders.

Communication Disorders Website
Sharp
©2007 | Allyn & Bacon | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131737244 | ISBN-13: 9780131737242
This online resource is available at no cost at http://www.prenhall.com/communicationdisorders.

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