a functional approach to assessment and intervention in children Owens, Robert E. Jr 1944- creator author. text bibliography cau 2024 Seventh edition. monographic eng

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xv, 759 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm "Thoroughly updated to meet the needs of today's students in communication sciences and disorders programs, Language Disorders: A Functional Approach to Assessment and Intervention, in Children, Seventh Edition is a comprehensive overview of language disorders and clinical practice with a focus on the child's overall communication effectiveness. Unlike other texts that have a disorder-specific focus, this book emphasizes a functional and holistic approach to assessment and intervention by shifting the perspective to how a child uses the language feature targeted and how assessment can consider language as it's used. The author presents intervention methods in a system of least prompts, followed by information on each area of language and literacy. Generalization is foremost throughout the text"-- A functional language approach -- Language disorders -- Language disorders associated with other disorders -- Early communication intervention -- Assessment of preschool and school-age children with language disorders -- Language sampling -- Language sample analysis (LSA) -- Assessment of children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds -- A functional intervention model -- Manipulating context -- Specific intervention techniques -- Classroom functional intervention -- Literacy impairments : language in a visual mode. Robert E. Owens, Jr., PhD, CCC-SLP Includes bibliographical references and index. Language Disorders Language Therapy Child Infant 618.928 55 OWE Owens, Robert E., Jr., 1944- San Diego, CA : Plural Publishing, Inc., [2024] Seventh edition. (DLC) 2022034972 9781635504132 1635504139 2022034971 DNLM/DLC 220721 20240801154128.0 22714412 eng