Teaching Students with Language and Communication Disabilities - Hardcover

Kuder, S. Jay

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0205343309 ISBN 13: 9780205343300

Publisher: Pearson, 2002

Synopsis

This text provides teachers and other education professionals with essential information on language development and disorders that will enable them to identify and effectively teach children with language difficulties.

The first section of this text presents updated research on language and language development with a focus on application to school-age students. The second section analyzes the language difficulties associated with specific disability types, including a new chapter on the language difficulties of students with emotional and behavioral disorders. The third section of the text focuses on contemporary assessment and instructional strategies. Several newer approaches, including FastForWord, are discussed. The emphasis throughout is on instructional techniques that are firmly grounded in research.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Practical help for identifying, understanding, and helping students with language difficulties achieve success in school and beyond.

With an emphasis on the connection between language and literacy, Teaching Students with Language and Communication Disabilities explores language development and language disorders within the context of specific disabilities. The book is designed to help teachers and other professionals acquire knowledge about language, language development, language disorders, and evidence-based practices for enhancing language skills that will enable them to become more effective teachers and/or clinicians. Student vignettes, teacher perspectives, activities, and literacy sections foster the application of concepts to real-life situations.

The Fifth Edition includes reconceptualized chapters that use the Response to Intervention (RtI) model as as the framework for classroom-based language assessment and instructional methods. Expanded discussions of emerging teaching technologies and the latest research literature are included throughout the book. The Enhanced Pearson eText version of the title includes links to videos that illustrate and extend the text, self-check quizzes, and websites for additional information.

Invigorate learning with the Enhanced Pearson eText
The Enhanced Pearson eText provides a rich, interactive learning environment designed to improve student mastery of content with the following multimedia features:

• Embedded videos in each chapter illustrate key concepts and strategies.
• Check Your Understanding quizzes at the end of each chapter section ensure comprehension of key concepts. Students answer multiple-choice questions and are provided with immediate feedback.

• Apply Your Knowledge exercises help students apply and internalize key concepts. Students respond to short-answer questions and are provided with immediate feedback.

About the Author

S. Jay Kuder is a professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary and Inclusive Education at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ., where he coordinates the graduate programs in special education and autism. Dr. Kuder's research interests are in the development of effective practices for enhancing the language and literacy skills of children with disabilities. His recent research has focused on the use of technology to enhance communication and social skills in students with autism spectrum disorders. Dr. Kuder holds a masters degree in special education from Temple University and a doctoral degree in applied psycholinguistics from Boston University. He is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the Council for Exceptional Children, and a fellow of the American Association on Intellectual Disabilities, and has served on the New Jersey Special Education advisory board.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0205343309
• ISBN 13: 9780205343300
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 352