Language Disorders from Infancy through Adolescence: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, and Communicating

by Rhea Paul, Courtenay Norbury, Carolyn Gosse PhD CCC-SLP

Spanning the entire childhood developmental period, Language Disorders from Infancy Through Adolescence, 5th Edition is the go-to text for learning how to properly assess childhood language disorders and provide appropriate treatment. The most comprehensive title available on childhood language disorders, it uses a descriptive-developmental approach to present basic concepts and vocabulary, an overview of key issues and controversies, the scope of communicative difficulties that make up child language disorders, and information on how language pathologists approach the assessment and intervention processes. This new edition also features significant updates in research, trends, social skills assessment, and instruction best practices.

Genres: Nonfiction, Textbooks

832 pages, Hardcover

Published December 22, 2017

Reviews

[Cherish Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

(3☆ Got something out of, but wouldn’t read again)
This was my least favorite book in grad school because of the way the book is laid out. I felt like I was reading a dictionary. It has so much information. Too much to digest in a semester. After I graduated, the book has been very resourceful. I think it's just too much information for one semester.

[Caillé Eire · Rating 5 out of 5]

Comprehensive, easy to digest, and well laid out, this is one of my favourite books from school. It's a good overview of the field of paediatric language disorders/delays with lots of references and places to find more information. I still use it as a reference book as a practicing SLP.

[Batool Ali · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great source to keep!

[Jacquelyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good reference, but good grief this thing reads like an encyclopedia. Better subheads and an outline with each chapter would have helped a great deal. I couldn't help wondering whether Paul & Norbury thought they were authoring THE only reference an SLP working with child language would need.

[Tracy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great reference that I will continue to use!
Obviously didn't read the entire book.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a little long getting through, but I did it for school. I kept the because because it is a great source of information.