Introduction to Communication Disorders: A Lifespan Evidence-Based Perspective

by Robert E. Owens Jr., Kimberly Farinella, Dale Metz

A clear, comprehensive introduction to communication sciences and disorders
Introduction to Communication A Lifespan Evidence-Based Perspective presents recent advances in the assessment and treatment of communication disorders in a highly readable manner. Each chapter is concise, yet comprehensive–striking a just right balance of information appropriate for introductory-level students. Readers gain a basic foundation in the areas of anatomy and physiology of speech and hearing, and an overview of the various disorders that affect voice, fluency, articulation, language, cognition, swallowing, and hearing across the lifespan. Updated case studies, evidence-based practice summary boxes, and new medically based photographs help students bridge the gap between theory and clinical application.

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Genres: School, Nonfiction, Linguistics

512 pages, Paperback

First published October 25, 1999

About the author

Robert E. Owens, Jr., Ph.D. is a professor of speech-language pathology and director of the graduate program in speech pathology at the State University of New York at Geneseo. He is the author of a number of textbooks, book chapters, and articles, including Language Development: An Introduction (Allyn & Bacon, 2007), and the Program for Acquisition of Language with the Severely Impaired (PALS). He has presented more than 150 professional papers and workshops in both the U.S. and abroad.

Reviews

[Jess Moss · Rating 1 out of 5]

This textbook was horrible. Did they not have an editor? There were SO many typos, so many grammatical errors, and so many instances in which the book contradicted itself. It was rather ironic that as I was reading about people with communication disorders who struggle with things like forgetting to use function words, the text itself was leaving out function words. Furthermore, the authors tried to connect with the reader by using phrases like, "you yourself are likely at this stage," or "a career you will perhaps have someday." Can you say trying too hard??? It was so awkward. Furthermore, it alienated me as a nontraditional student when things were written such as "people from ages 18-23, as you yourself probably are..." I hated this book. I would like to volunteer to edit it for free, just so other students don't have to go through what I went through reading it.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

straightforward and simple, as an introduction should be.

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back on the currently reading list, though the professor this semester is not enamoured with it and did not choose it, so i don't know how much of it i'll actually be reading.