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Teaching Students With Communication Disorders
A Practical Guide for Every Teacher



May 2006 | 104 pages | Corwin
Communication disorders affecting speech and language rank as the second most common reason students receive special education. How can special and mainstream education teachers help these students achieve successful outcomes academically and in their interpersonal relationships? Which approaches provide the most beneficial learning experiences, and help build confidence and self-esteem?

Teaching Students With Communication Disorders offers tools to help teachers identify communication disorders, distinguish speech from language impairments, reduce common communication problems, and eliminate negative stereotypes. Providing a pre-test, post-test, key vocabulary terms, and additional resources to help teachers and speech therapists increase their understanding about communication disorders and effective intervention strategies, this valuable resource highlights:

o Criteria for identifying speech and language disorders

o Cognitive, academic, physical, behavioural, and communication characteristics of common communication disorders

o Appropriate teaching and class management strategies

o Trends and issues influencing instructional approaches and the delivery of speech and language services

 
About A Practical Approach to Special Education for Every Teacher
 
Acknowledgements
 
About the Authors
 
Self-Assessment I
 
Introduction to Teaching Students With Communication Disorders
 
1. What Are Communication Disorders?
Speech Disorders

 
Language Disorders

 
Criteria for Identification

 
 
2. What Characteristics Are Associated With Communication Disorders?
Cognitive

 
Academic

 
Physical

 
Behavioral

 
Communication

 
 
3. How Do Teachers Teach Students With Communication Disorders?
Reducing Speech Problems

 
Reducing Language Problems

 
Reducing Interpersonal Problems

 
 
4. What Trends and Issues Influence how We Teach Students With Communication Disorders?
5. Communication Disorders in Perspective

 
Team Approach to Providing Services

 
Pulling Students Out of the Classroom

 
Combating Negative Stereotypes

 
Tips to Improve Communication

 
 
6. What Have We Learned?
Key Points

 
Key Vocabulary

 
Self-Assessment II

 
Answer Key for Self-Assessments

 
On Your Own

 
 
Resources
Books

 
Journals & Articles

 
Organizations

 
 
References
 
Index

This is a simple introduction to language disorders with a basic introduction to how this can impact students' learning in the classroom. Many other books on the market are written for the Speech Language Clinician, rather than the classroom teacher, so much more time is devoted to clinical and therapeutic interventions in other texts.

Professor Laura Kieran
Curriculum Instruction Dept, Western Illinois University
December 14, 2012

Sample Materials & Chapters

About the Series

Introduction

Chapter 1


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