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Introduction to Communication Disorders: A Life Span Perspective, 2/E
Robert E. Owens, Jr., State University of New York, Geneseo
Dale Evan Metz, State University of New York, Geneseo
Adelaide Haas, State University of New York, New Paltz

ISBN-10: 0205360122
ISBN-13: 9780205360123

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2003
Format: Paper Bound w/CD-ROM; 550 pp
Published: 08/29/2002

Introduction to Communication Disorders: A Life Span Perspective, Second Edition, is a comprehensive overview of the fields of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology written in an interesting and highly readable manner.

This text catalogs and discusses each disorder with an emphasis on how the disorder impacts the individual. It serves as a foundation by providing many viewpoints for the introductory student, offering personal stories from people with communication disorders, and examining the field from a life span perspective. In addition, the best models of good practice and approaches for assessment and intervention are discussed based on the authors' own clinical experiences. Each chapter describes a specific disorder, related assessment and applicable intervention methods. Each disorder is also illustrated by the personal story of an individual with that disorder. More than merely a catalog, Introduction to Communication Disorders brings students into the daily lives of individuals who suffer from a disorder.

This product accompanies:
Owens, Metz & Haas, Introduction to Communication Disorders: A Lifespan Perspective, 3/E

TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE— An accompanying CD-ROM, packaged FREE inside every textbook, serves as a student study guide, providing audio and video examples of communication disorders.

Includes many technical photographs that are not often seen in introductory texts, providing another source from which students can learn.

Provides students with a holistic view of communication disorders, with life-span issues highlighted in each chapter

Stimulates students' interest with thought questions placed throughout each chapter and margin notes that highlight key discussion.

Suggested readings and Web addresses at the conclusion of each chapter provide additional avenues for student research.

TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE—New Companion Website is referred to throughout the text. It incorporates lessons and comes complete with dynamic instructor supplements including a Computerized Test Bank, Blackboard (teacher's lecture notes), and CourseCompass.

TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE— A Web-basedPowerPoint presentation provides multi-media lectures.

Greater life-span perspective is implied throughout the text, allowing students to better understand the real-life effects of a communication impairment (all chapters).

Includes an entirely new chapter on augmentative and alternative communication (Ch. 15).

Chapter 1 is redesigned with an emphasis on motivating students.

Every chapter concludes with “Summary,” “Reflections,” “Suggested Readings, ” and “On-Line Resources.”

1. A Journey: From Student to Professional Helping Others Help Themselves.

The Professionals.

Service Through the Life Cycle.

Professional Organizations.

Communication Disorders in Historical Perspective.

Appendix 1. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Code of Ethics.

2. Typical and Disordered Communication.

Human Communication.

Communication Impairments.

3. Anatomy and Physiology Related to Speech, Hearing, and Language.

The Respiratory System.

The Laryngeal System.

The Articulatory/Resonating System.

The Nervous System.

Motor Speech Control.

Speech Production Process.

4. Communication Development.

Differences, Dialects, Disorders.

Is There a Problem?

Defining the Problem.

Treatment of Communication Disorders.

5. Assessment and Intervention.

Differences, Dialects, Disorders.

Is There a Problem?

Defining the Problem.

Intervention with Communication Disorders.

6. Childhood Language Impairments.

Associated Disorders and Related Causes.

Aspects of Language Affected Assessment.

Intervention.

7. Adult Language Impairments.

Aphasia.

Right Hemisphere Injury.

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

Dementia.

8. Fluency Disorders.

Effects of Stuttering Across the Life Span.

Fluent Speech Versus Stuttering.

The Onset and Development of Stuttering Through the Life Span.

Theories and Conceptualizations of Stuttering.

Therapeutic Techniques Used with Young Children.

Therapeutic Techniques Used with Older Children and Adults Who Stutter.

Effectiveness of Stuttering Intervention Through the Life Span.

9. The Voice and Voice Disorders.

Pitch and the Pitch-Changing Mechanism.

Changes in Voice Production Through the Life Span.

Disorders of Voice.

The Voice Evaluation and Intervention.

10. Disorders of Articulation And Phonology.

Understanding Speech Sounds.

Associated Disorders and Related Causes.

Language and Dialectal Variations.

Assessment.

Intervention.

11. Cleft Lip And Palate.

The Development of the Face and Palate.

Cleft Lip and Palate Classification Systems.

Clinical Features of Clefts.

Etiologies of Clefts.

Incidence of Clefts.

Gender and Racial Difference.

The Cleft Palate Team and General Management Issues.

Communication Problems Associated with Clefts.

12. Neurogenic Speech Disorders.

Causes of Neurogenic Speech Disorders.

Cerebral Palsy.

The Dysarthrias.

Apraxia of Speech.

13. Disorders of Swallowing.

14. Audiology and Disorders of Hearing.

Introduction: What Is Audiology?

Fundamentals of Sound.

The Anatomy of the Ear.

Types of Hearing Loss.

Central Auditory Processing Disorders.

Degrees of Hearing Loss.

Audiological Testing Procedures.

Aural Habilitation/Rehabilitation.

15. Augmentative and Alternative Communication.

Types of AAC.

Speech and AAC.

Theory and Reality.

Life Span Issues.

Assessment Considerations.

Intervention Considerations.

An Afterward: Future of the Professions.

Introduction to Communication Disorders (Communication Sciences & Disorders)

Introduction to Communication Disorders: A Lifespan Perspective, 3/E
Owens, Metz & Haas
©2007 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper Bound w/CD-ROM; 576 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205487874 | ISBN-13: 9780205487875
Net price: $80.00 (What's this?)Brief Description

Introduction to Communication Disorders: A Life Span Perspective, Third Edition, is a comprehensive overview of the fields of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, written in an appealing and highly readable manner.

This text catalogs and discusses each disorder with an emphasis on how the disorder impacts the individual. It serves as a foundation by providing many viewpoints for the introductory student, offering personal stories from people with communication disorders and examining the field from a lifespan perspective. In addition, the text discusses the best models of good practice and approaches for assessment and intervention based on the authors' own clinical experiences. Each chapter describes a specific disorder, related assessment, and applicable intervention methods. Each disorder is also illustrated by the personal story of an individual with that disorder. More than merely a catalog, Introduction to Communication Disorders, Third Edition, brings students into the daily lives of individuals who suffer from a disorder.

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PowerPoint Presentation (on Web), 2/E
Owens, Metz & Haas
©2003 | Allyn & Bacon | Software | Instock
ISBN-10: 020537882X | ISBN-13: 9780205378821
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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

Communication Disorders Website
Sharp
©2007 | Allyn & Bacon | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131737244 | ISBN-13: 9780131737242

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