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Introduction to Communication Disorders: A Life Span Perspective, 3/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: 0205487874
ISBN-13: 9780205487875

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2007
Format: Paper Bound w/CD-ROM; 576 pp
Published: 04/05/2006

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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.

  • Provides students with a holistic view of communication disorders, with lifespan issues highlighted in each chapter.  A greater lifespan perspective throughout the text allows students to better understand the real-life effects of a communication impairment.
  • Uses evidence-based practice to guide students in all the therapeutic approaches. 
  • Includes numerous technical photographs—not often seen in introductory texts—providing another source from which students can learn.
  • Stimulates students' interest with thought questions placed throughout each chapter and margin notes that highlight key discussion topics.
  • Concludes each chapter with suggested readings and Web addresses to provide additional avenues for student research.
  • 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.
  • TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE— A Web-based PowerPoint presentation enables multimedia lectures.

  • Case studies introduce each chapter and help students more readily understand individuals with the accompanying disorder.
  • New chapter targets literacy impairments with sections on reading, writing and related skill areas (Ch. 6).
  • TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE–A new Companion Website with references throughout the text incorporates lessons
  • TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE–dynamic instructor supplements including a Computerized Test Bank, Blackboard (teacher's lecture notes), and CourseCompass.
  • Content has been reorganized to reflect the needs of students in introductory courses. Information in the anatomy and physiology chapter has been modified and sections on physical development have been moved to the appropriate chapters, improving the flow of information.
  • The communication development chapter has been divided and placed in the chapters with disorders, improving the flow of information.

Each chapter is introduced by "Chapter Objectives" and a "Case Study."

 

 

1. A Journey: From Student to Professional

 

 2. Typical and Disordered Communication

 

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

 

 4. Assessment and Intervention

 

 5. Childhood Language Impairments

 

 6. Developmental Literacy Impairments

 

 7. Adult Language Impairments

 

 8. Fluency Disorders

 

 9. The Voice and Voice Disorders

 

10. Disorders of Articulation and Phonology

 

11. Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate

 

12. Neurogenic Speech Disorders

 

13. Disorders of Swallowing

 

14. Audiology and Disorders of Hearing

 

15. Augmentative and Alternative Communication

 

An Afterword: Future of the Profession.

 

Glossary.

 

References.

 

Author Index.

 

Subject Index.

Written in an appealing and highly readable manner, Introduction to Communication Disorders: A Lifespan Perspective has provided a multitude of students with a comprehensive introduction to the fields of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.

The Third Edition of this best-selling 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. More than merely a catalog, Introduction to Communication Disorders, Third Edition, brings students into the daily lives of individuals who live with a disorder.

Highlights of the Third Edition:

  • Case studies introduce many chapters and help students more readily understand individuals with the accompanying disorder.
  • New chapter targets literacy impairments with sections on reading, writing and related skill areas.
  • Completely redesigned, the third edition has a new organization, expanded format and new pedagogical features that make the text easy to navigate and a pleasure to read.
  • Content has been reorganized to reflect the needs of students in introductory courses. Information in the anatomy and physiology chapter has been modified and sections on physical development have been moved to the appropriate chapters, improving the flow of information.
  • Information formerly found in the communication development chapter has been divided and placed in the relevant disorder chapters, improving the flow of information.
  • TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE—A new Companion Website referenced throughout the text incorporates lessons and comes complete with dynamic instructor supplements including a Computerized Test Bank, and Blackboard (teacher's lecture notes), and CourseCompass.

Visit Allyn & Bacon’s Communication Sciences and Disorders SuperSite at www.ablongman.com/commdisorders. This site offers hyperlinks to dozens of related web sites, provides a glossary of terms, and offers study questions for each of the important topics in the field of Communication Disorders. No password required!

Companion Web Site:www.ablongman.com/owens3e. The Companion Web Site acts as an extension of the text, offering for each chapter guided study questions and links to useful websites on the Internet.

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