Teaching Students with Language and Communication Disabilities

Abstract

A practical approach to 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 Disabilitiesexplores 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 classroom situations.