Language Disorders Arena

Perspectives on Agrammatism

• Edited by Roelien Bastiaanse, and Cynthia K. Thompson.

Published April 2012

Agrammatic aphasia (agrammatism), resulting from brain damage to regions of the brain involved in language processing, affects grammatical aspects of language. Therefore, research examining language breakdown (and recovery) patterns in agrammatism is of great interest and importance to linguists,…
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Communication Sciences and Disorders

An Introduction to the Professions

• By Dale F. Williams.

Published September 2011

Few activities can match the complexity of human communication. Given its intricacy, it is understandable that the process will not always work properly. When it doesn't, the effects can be devastating, given how much of everyday life depends on communicating with one another. Despite its…
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Explaining Individual Differences in Reading

Theory and Evidence

• Edited by Susan A. Brady, David Braze and Carol A. Fowler.

Published April 2011

Research into reading development and reading disabilities has been dominated by phonologically guided theories for several decades. In this volume, the authors of 11 chapters report on a wide array of current research topics, examining the scope, limits and implications of a phonological theory.…
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Cluttering

A Handbook of Research, Intervention and Education

• Edited by David Ward, and Kathleen Scaler Scott.

Published February 2011

Very few people are aware of the significant negative impact that cluttering -- a communication disorder that affects a person's ability to speak in a clear, concise and fluent manner -- can have on one's life educationally, socially and vocationally. Although different from…
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Scoring Software for the Comprehensive Aphasia Test

• By Robin Keith, and Elise Croot.

Published December 2010

The Scoring Software for the Comprehensive Aphasia Test makes scoring CAT assessments easy. Enter results from the CAT scoring book into the easy-to-use spreadsheet and the software instantly calculates totals and t-scores and produces three graphs that can be shared with clients and their families…
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Therapeutic Processes for Communication Disorders

A Guide for Clinicians and Students

• Edited by Robert J. Fourie.

Published November 2010

Why do many people with disorders of communication experience a sense of demoralization? Do these subjective experiences have any bearing on how such problems should be treated? How can professionals dealing with speech, language, hearing and other communication disorders analyse and respond to the…
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The Handbook of Psycholinguistic and Cognitive Processes

Perspectives in Communication Disorders

• Edited by Jackie Guendouzi, Filip Loncke and Mandy J. Williams.

Published September 2010

This handbook includes an overview of those areas of cognition and language processing that are relevant to the field of communication disorders, and provides examples of theoretical approaches to problems and issues in communication disorders. The first section includes a collection of chapters…
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A Tribute to the Quintessential Researcher, Clinician, and Mentor: Audrey Holland

A Special Issue of Aphasiology

• Series Edited by Laura Murray.

Published April 2010

The purpose of this special issue of Aphasiology is to honour Dr. Audrey Holland and her prolific research and clinical achievements over the past 50 years. The issue has been constructed to exemplify the breadth of Dr. Holland’s influence not only in terms of research topics (e.g., aphasia,…
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Teaching Evidence-Based Practice

A Special Issue of Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention

• Edited by Ralf Schlosser, and Jeff Sigafoos.

Published January 2010

Many national professional organizations of speech-language pathologists have adopted evidence-based practice (EBP) as the preferred approach to clinical practice. This mandate brings with it an added responsibility for university programs because they need to prepare future generations of…
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Perspectives on Individual Differences Affecting Therapeutic Change in Communication Disorders

• Edited by Amy L. Weiss.

Published December 2009

This volume examines the ramifications of individual differences in therapy outcomes for a wide variety of communication disorders. In an era where evidence-based practice is the clinical profession's watchword, each chapter attacks this highly relevant issue from a somewhat different…
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