Abstract
This chapter focuses on academic language, within a volume providing an update on key issues and research in the clinical application of the speech, language and hearing sciences in both children and adults. Focusing on areas of cutting-edgeresearch, this handbook showcases what we know about communication disorders,and their assessment and treatment. It emphasizes the application of theory to clinical practice. The handbook ends with an integrative section, which examines innovative ways of working across domains to arrive at novel assessment and treatment ideas. It is an important reference work for researchers, students and practitioners working in communication science and speech and language therapy.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Routledge Handbook of Communication Disorders |
| Editors | Ruth Bahr, Elaine Silliman |
| Place of Publication | Oxford, U.K. |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Pages | 291 |
| Number of pages | 302 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0415821025, 0415821029 |
| State | Published - May 8 2015 |
Keywords
- academic language
- bilingual
- impairment