Communication and Communication Disorders: A Clinical Introduction - Softcover

Plante, Elena M.; Beeson, Pelagie M.

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9780205532094: Communication and Communication Disorders: A Clinical Introduction

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ISBN 10: 0205532098 ISBN 13: 9780205532094

Publisher: Pearson, 2007

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Plante and Beeson provide an introduction to the field of communication disorders that engages students’ interests in professional practice and welcomes them into the major. This third edition retains the strong introduction to the study of human communication and its disorders across the life span. The high-interest descriptions of communication disorders engage students planning to enter the field as well as non-majors who simply desire to better understand communication disorders. The third edition of the book reflects a refinement and clarity of writing that makes it an ideal introductory textbook. Case illustrations, figures, and photographs are used liberally to illustrate concepts and place them in a clinical context. The chapters maintain a balance between speech, language, and hearing assuring a balanced presentation of the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology. Chapte

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Communication and Communication Disorders: A Clinical Introduction, 3/E

Elena M. Plante, The University of Arizona
P�lagie M. Beeson, The University of Arizona

ISBN-10: 0205532098

“The examples of clients that are provided in each chapter are helpful, and may make these disorders more real to students.”

–Linda Shuster, West Virginia University

“The book is very user-friendly and it includes many good examples.”

–Patricia Mercaitis, University of Massachusetts Amherst

“The students enjoy it.”

–Ben Munson, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

The Third Edition of Communication and Communication Disorders: A Clinical Introduction provides an introduction to the field of communication disorders that engages students’ interests in professional practice.

The authors include case illustrations, figures, and photographs liberally to illustrate concepts and place them in a clinical context. The chapters maintain a balance between speech, language, and hearing to assure a balanced presentation of the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology. Chapters addressing disorders include information on the scientific basis for understanding each condition, as well as its assessment and treatment. The blend of science and clinical applications provides students with an understanding of normal processes and disorders.

Highlights of the Third Edition:

Introduces the concept of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in speech-language pathology and audiology.
Includes information on the emergence of literacy in childhood development (Chapter 7) and disorders of reading (Chapters 8 and 9).
Contains more clinical cases to illustrate the nature of normal development, disorders, and professional practices.
Updated figures and illustrations depict normal and disordered aspects of communication.

About the Author:

Elena Plante, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is Professor and Head of the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at The University of Arizona in Tucson. She is a fellow both of The University of Arizona's College of Science and of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Her areas of research interest include language learning and assessment practices. Dr. Plante has been using neuroimaging to explore the brain bases of language and cognition for the last 2 decades. She has active national and international collaborations in the areas of neuroimaging, language, and learning.

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