Teaching Students With Language and Communication Disabilities

by S. Jay Kuder

More than ever, it is essential that all students have language and communication skills that will help them be successful in school and in the community. This text provides teachers and other education professionals with essential information about language development and disorders that will enable them to help children with disabilities in language and communication. The first section of this text presents updated research on language and language development with a focus on application to school-age students. A new chapter describes the link between language and literacy development. The second section analyzes the language difficulties associated with specific disability types, including a new chapter on the language difficulties of students with physical disabilities. Each chapter includes a link between language and literacy for that population. The third section of the text focuses on contempo

Genres: Teaching, School

416 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Christi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of good and interesting information.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was my introduction to the subject, and so I'm not qualified to comment on its accuracy. I did find it to be well written and laid out. I particularly liked the way they beat into your head that if you have a student with a behavior disorder you need to get them a speech/language evaluation. I also enjoyed the way they tied language to literacy, because duh.

[Brian Trull · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mountains of information about communication and disability. Excellent resource for seasoned or new special education teachers.