Language and Reading Disabilities

by Alan G. Kamhi, Hugh Catts

Written by leading experts, the third edition of “Language and Reading Disabilities”, maintains its strong clinical focus and thorough coverage of the identification, assessment, and treatment of reading and writing disorders. This text explores the differences between spoken and written language, the basic factors in reading and language development, the stages of reading development, as well as how to define and classify reading disabilities and understand their clinical implications. Coverage includes how to assess phonemic awareness, word recognition, reading comprehension and the relationship between spelling and other literacy skills, and writing foundations and processes.

320 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 2011

Reviews

[Taylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

It reads very much like a textbook, heavy on terminology but lots of great info!!

[Erin Fowler · Rating 4 out of 5]

The language used in this book is very text book like. There is a plethora of knowledge and a little bit of application. If you want to know what reading disabilities are this is a great book for you. If you are looking for more of a how to book then you may want to continue your search.