Children with Specific Language Impairment, second edition
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Children with Specific Language Impairment, second edition
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Overview
Children with specific language impairment (SLI) show a significant deficit in spoken language that cannot be attributed to neurological damage, hearing impairment, or intellectual disability. More prevalent than autism and at least as prevalent as dyslexia, SLI affects approximately seven percent of all children; it is longstanding, with adverse effects on academic, social, and (eventually) economic standing. The first edition of this work established Children with Specific Language Impairment as the landmark reference on this condition, considering not only the disorder's history, possible origins, and treatment but also what SLI might tell us about language organization and development in general. This second edition offers a complete update of the earlier volume.
Much of the second edition is completely new, reflecting findings and interpretations based on the hundreds of studies that have appeared since the publication of the first edition in 1997. Topics include linguistic details (descriptive and theoretical), word and sentence processing findings, genetics, neurobiology, treatment, and comparisons to such conditions as autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, and dyslexia. The book covers SLI in children who speak a wide range of languages, and, although the emphasis is on children, it also includes studies of adults who were diagnosed with SLI as children or are the parents of children with SLI.
Written by a leading scholar in the field, Children with Specific Language Impairment offers the most comprehensive, balanced, and unified treatment of SLI available.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262535403 |
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| Publisher: | MIT Press |
| Publication date: | 10/13/2017 |
| Series: | Language, Speech, and Communication |
| Edition description: | second edition |
| Pages: | 490 |
| Product dimensions: | 7.06(w) x 9.06(h) x 0.88(d) |
| Age Range: | 18 Years |
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Table of Contents
| Preface | vii | |
| Part I | Foundations | 1 |
| Chapter 1 | Introduction | 3 |
| Chapter 2 | Characterizing the Language Deficit: Basic Concepts | 27 |
| Part II | Describing the Data: Linguistic and Nonlinguistic Findings | 41 |
| Chapter 3 | The Language Characteristics of SLI: A Detailed Look at English | 43 |
| Chapter 4 | SLI Across Languages | 89 |
| Chapter 5 | Evidence from Nonlinguistic Cognitive Tasks | 119 |
| Chapter 6 | Auditory Processing and Speech Perception | 133 |
| Part III | Nature and Nurture | 147 |
| Chapter 7 | The Genetics and Neurobiology of SLI | 149 |
| Chapter 8 | The Linguistic and Communicative Environment | 163 |
| Part IV | Clinical Issues | 177 |
| Chapter 9 | Problems of Differential Diagnosis | 179 |
| Chapter 10 | The Nature and Efficacy of Treatment | 193 |
| Part V | Theoretical Issues | 211 |
| Chapter 11 | SLI as a Deficit in Linguistic Knowledge | 213 |
| Chapter 12 | SLI as a Limitation in General Processing Capacity | 237 |
| Chapter 13 | SLI as a Processing Deficit in Specific Mechanisms | 269 |
| Part VI | Conclusions | 279 |
| Chapter 14 | Why Study SLI Revisited | 281 |
| References | 287 | |
| Name Index | 325 | |
| Subject Index | 337 |
What People are Saying About This
This book is a tour de force. I would expect the book to quickly become a classic reference in the field. It is extremely up-to-date, helped in part by the fact that Dr. Leonard is the author of some of the best research on the topic.
The first edition of this book has long been the classic reference on SLI, and this comprehensively updated edition offers a feast of information on all aspects of this condition, ranging from causes to intervention. A particular treat is Leonard's coverage of crosslinguistic studies, which demonstrates just how far we have come in extending our knowledge of SLI beyond English.
Almost 15 years have passed since the first edition of this classic text was published. Now, Leonard, the most prolific scientist studying SLI, has done it again: he's written an accessible and comprehensive summary of all that is known about this intriguing neurodevelopmental disorder. This book is a must-read for everyone studying language development, conducting research on language disorders, or providing clinical evaluations and treatment for children with SLI. It includes everything you will want to know from the history to the biology; from theory to practice; from linguistic theory to language environments; all presented in a balanced and lucid style that will engage all readers, including students, researchers, clinicians, and interested parents. The book is a remarkable achievement that will, like the first edition, become an instant classic.
This book will be a welcome update in many fields, but in speech-language pathology, it is a tremendous gift for both scholars and clinicians. The degree of clarity and the level of authoritativeness Leonard brings to his coverage of difficult concepts and nuanced arguments are impressive. Children with Specific Language Impairment will be the standard reference work dealing with all types of developmental language disorders for the next decade or until the third edition graces our shelves.
Leonard's study will be indispensable for anyone who needs to keep current on child language development in general, and developmental language pathologies in particular.... One of the preeminent scholars in the field, Leonard offers a fairly balanced view of specific language impairment in children, no easy task given the controversial nature of the subject. He also provides a comprehensive review of the literature, from the earliest beginnings of work in this field in the last century down to the very latest references. As a resource for students at all levels and for scholars of language development, this work is simply unparalleled.
This second edition of Children with Specific Language Impairment continues its predecessor's tradition of providing researchers and clinicians with both a broad and deep integration of the literature on specific language impairment. In doing so, it weaves the latest research with the prior literature to form a lucid and balanced story about these children who find language development challenging.
—J. Bruce Tomblin, DC Spriestersbach Distinguished Professor and Director of the Child Language Research Center, University of IowaThe first edition of this book has long been the classic reference on SLI, and this comprehensively updated edition offers a feast of information on all aspects of this condition, ranging from causes to intervention. A particular treat is Leonard's coverage of crosslinguistic studies, which demonstrates just how far we have come in extending our knowledge of SLI beyond English.
— Dorothy Bishop , Professor of Developmental Neuropsychology, University of Oxford, UK; author of Uncommon UnderstandingAlmost 15 years have passed since the first edition of this classic text was published. Now, Leonard, the most prolific scientist studying SLI, has done it again: he's written an accessible and comprehensive summary of all that is known about this intriguing neurodevelopmental disorder. This book is a must-read for everyone studying language development, conducting research on language disorders, or providing clinical evaluations and treatment for children with SLI. It includes everything you will want to know from the history to the biology; from theory to practice; from linguistic theory to language environments; all presented in a balanced and lucid style that will engage all readers, including students, researchers, clinicians, and interested parents. The book is a remarkable achievement that will, like the first edition, become an instant classic.
— Helen Tager-Flusberg , Professor, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Boston UniversityThis book will be a welcome update in many fields, but in speech-language pathology, it is a tremendous gift for both scholars and clinicians. The degree of clarity and the level of authoritativeness Leonard brings to his coverage of difficult concepts and nuanced arguments are impressive. Children with Specific Language Impairment will be the standard reference work dealing with all types of developmental language disorders for the next decade or until the third edition graces our shelves.
— Marc E. Fey , Professor of Hearing and Speech, University of Kansas Medical CenterThis second edition of Children with Specific Language Impairment continues its predecessor's tradition of providing researchers and clinicians with both a broad and deep integration of the literature on specific language impairment. In doing so, it weaves the latest research with the prior literature to form a lucid and balanced story about these children who find language development challenging.
— J. Bruce Tomblin , DC Spriestersbach Distinguished Professor and Director of the Child Language Research Center, University of IowaThis second edition of Children with Specific Language Impairment continues its predecessor's tradition of providing researchers and clinicians with both a broad and deep integration of the literature on specific language impairment. In doing so, it weaves the latest research with the prior literature to form a lucid and balanced story about these children who find language development challenging.