Language disorders from infancy through adolescence : listening, speaking, reading, writing, and communicating / Rhea Paul, Courtenay Norbury.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 650-726) and indexes.

Models of child language disorders -- Assessment -- Principles of intervention -- Special consideration for special populations -- Child language disorders in a pluralistic society -- Assessment and intervention in the prelinguistic period -- Assessment and intervention for emerging language -- Assessment of developing language -- Intervention for developing language -- Language, reading, and learning in school: what the speech-language pathologist needs to know -- Assessing students' language for learning -- Intervening at the language-for-learning stage -- Assessing advanced language -- Intervention for advanced language.

"Language Disorders from Infancy Through Adolescence, 4th Edition is the go-to text for all the information you need to properly assess childhood language disorders and provide appropriate treatment. This core resource spans the entire developmental period through adolescence, and uses a descriptive-developmental approach to present basic concepts and vocabulary, an overview of key issues and controversies, the scope of communicative difficulties that make up child language disorders, and information on how language pathologists approach the assessment and intervention processes. This new edition also features significant updates in research, trends, instruction best practices, and social skills assessment."--Publisher's website.