Language and Reading Disabilities (3rd Edition ) (Allyn & Bacon Communication

Language and Reading Disabilities (3rd Edition ) (Allyn & Bacon Communication – Digital Instant Dowload.

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780137072774
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0137072774
• Author: Alan Kamhi (Author), Hugh Catts (Author)

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.

Table contents:

CHAPTER 1: Language and Reading: Convergences and Divergences

CHAPTER 2 Reading Development

CHAPTER 3: Defining and Classifying Reading Disabilities

CHAPTER 4: Causes of Reading Disabilities

CHAPTER 5:  Assessment and Instruction for Phonemic Awareness and Word Recognition Skills

CHAPTER 6: Perspectives on Assessing and Improving Reading Comprehension

CHAPTER 7:  Assessing and Remediating Text Comprehension Problems

CHAPTER 8:  Spelling Assessment and Intervention: A Multiple Linguistic Approach to   Improving Literacy Outcomes

CHAPTER 9:  Learning to Write

CHAPTER 10: Developing Knowledge and Skills for Writing