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Informationen zum Autor Laura M. Justice, Ph.D., is Distinguished Professor of Educational Psychology at The Ohio State University. Dr. Justice is also Executive Director of the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy as well as the Schoenbaum Family Center. A certified speech-language pathologist, much of her research focuses on identifying strategies to improve the language skills of young children, including those with disabilities. Michelle MacRoy-Higgins, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Hunter College, The City University of New York, Brookdale Campus, 425 East 25th Street, Mailbox #727, New York, NY 10010 Michelle MacRoy-Higgins is Speech-Language Pathologist and Assistant Professor at Hunter College, The City University of New York. Her research and clinical interests include language and phonological development and disorders in children and children with autism spectrum disorders. Kevin M. McNamara, M.A., is the director of the Center for Communication Disorders at Southern Connecticut State University, where he also serves as a clinical educator. He has presented workshops and published in the areas of communication supports for children and adults with intellectual disability and clinical education in speech-language pathology and audiology. Gladys Millman, M.A., CCC-SLP, CAGS, is a speech-language pathologist (SLP) who also holds a degree in assistive technology and augmentative communication. She views augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) as a natural extension of her lifeâ (TM)s work because it broadens her ability to facilitate language and communication skills in others. She practices as an SLP, AAC evaluator, staff trainer, adjunct lecturer (AAC), and clinical supervisor. Nickola Wolf Nelson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, is Professor Emerita in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and former Director of the Ph.D. program in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences at Western Michigan University. She is author of the book Language and Literacy Disorders: Infancy Through Adolescence, and first author of the Test of Integrated Language and Literacy Skills (TILLS), as well as editor-in-chief of the journal, Topics in Language Disorders. Dr. Nelson's research and publications focus on curriculum-based language and literacy assessment and intervention. Mary H. Purdy, Ph.D., is a professor at Southern Connecticut State University. Her research interests are in the cognitive processes underlying aphasia and their influence on management of communication difficulty, family education and training, and interdisciplinary collaboration. She is board certified by the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences. Denise LaPrade Rini, M.A., has been a practicing clinician in pediatrics with a particular interest in children ages birth to 5 who exhibit significant communication impairments. As a member of the Department of Communication Disorders at Southern Connecticut State University, she has provided training for graduate clinicians and taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses for more than three decades.. Froma Roth, Ph.D., is Professor Emerita of the University of Maryland and associate director of Academic Affairs and Research Education at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Her research program has been directed at specifying relationships between oral language and emergent and early literacy. She is the coauthor of a basic textbook on speech and language intervention, Treatment Resource Manual for Speech-Language Pathology (4th ed.); and the coauthor of Promoting Awareness of Speech Sounds (PASS), a published phonological awareness program for preschool and primary school settings. She serves as the Council for Exceptional Childrenâ (TM)s Division of Communication Disabilities and Deafness liaison to the Na...
