Bücher online kaufen
Speech and Language Challenges
-0 %
 |
| Der Artikel wird am Ende des Bestellprozesses zum Download zur Verfügung gestellt. |
The Ultimate Teen Guide
Sofort lieferbar | Lieferzeit: Sofort lieferbar
Artikel-Nr:
9780810887923
Veröffentl:
2014
Seiten:
244
Autor:
Marlene Targ Brill
Serie:
40, It Happened to Me
eBook Typ:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
This book will address the speech issues that affect all people, but specifically focus on the concerns of young adults—not just the how and whys of each issue, but how to cope with them. It will include teen interviews/stories, expert quotes, history of different conditions, definitions of technical terms necessary for understanding the conditions, media concerning speech problems (such as The King’s Speech), and short biographies of well-known people who have dealt with and/or overcome these same issues.
More than three million people in the United States stutter. In excess of a million students from ages 3-21 receive school services for speech and language problems. Another five million Americans live with a disability from brain injury, which usually includes communication difficulties. Half a million teens in the U.S. between 14 and 17 speak a language other than English at home and have difficulty communicating in English at school. These numbers continue to grow, and more students are accessing speech and language assistance every year.
In Speech and Language Challenges: The Ultimate Teen Guide, Marlene Targ Brill addresses the various speech issues that affect all people, but specifically focuses on the concerns of young adults. Brill looks at not just the how and whys of each issue, but how to cope with them. The author first explains how normal speech and language develops, then discusses issues that occur as a result of physical limitations, brain processing impairment, or language barriers. The chapters in this book offer insights into:
Additional chapters explore technological advances that help young adults communicate better, public speaking tips, and suggestions for handling everyday social and family situations. Drawing on interviews with teens, first-hand accounts, and quotes from experts, Speech and Language Challenges: The Ultimate Teen Guide also includes a list of resources, making it a valuable tool for young adults and their families.
In Speech and Language Challenges: The Ultimate Teen Guide, Marlene Targ Brill addresses the various speech issues that affect all people, but specifically focuses on the concerns of young adults. Brill looks at not just the how and whys of each issue, but how to cope with them. The author first explains how normal speech and language develops, then discusses issues that occur as a result of physical limitations, brain processing impairment, or language barriers. The chapters in this book offer insights into:
- Stuttering and Other Fluency Challenges
- Speech Sound Disorders
- Voice Disorders
- Language Disorders
- Brain Injury and Communication
- English as a New or Different Language
Additional chapters explore technological advances that help young adults communicate better, public speaking tips, and suggestions for handling everyday social and family situations. Drawing on interviews with teens, first-hand accounts, and quotes from experts, Speech and Language Challenges: The Ultimate Teen Guide also includes a list of resources, making it a valuable tool for young adults and their families.
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Let’s Talk Speech and Language
1. The Amazing Story of Communication
2. When Words Won’t Flow: Stuttering and Other Fluency Challenges
3. Mixed-Up Sounds and Words: Speech Sound Disorders
4. When the Voice Goes Haywire: Voice Disorders
5. When the Brain Hears and Processes Information Differently: Language Disorders
6. Cars, Guns, Sports, and the Unexpected: Brain Injury and Communication
7. When English Sounds New or Different
8. Technology as a Communication Game Changer
9. Looking Ahead: Boosting Communication Skills All Around
Glossary
Index
About the Author
Introduction: Let’s Talk Speech and Language
1. The Amazing Story of Communication
2. When Words Won’t Flow: Stuttering and Other Fluency Challenges
3. Mixed-Up Sounds and Words: Speech Sound Disorders
4. When the Voice Goes Haywire: Voice Disorders
5. When the Brain Hears and Processes Information Differently: Language Disorders
6. Cars, Guns, Sports, and the Unexpected: Brain Injury and Communication
7. When English Sounds New or Different
8. Technology as a Communication Game Changer
9. Looking Ahead: Boosting Communication Skills All Around
Glossary
Index
About the Author