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Informationen zum Autor Edited by Jean Rondal, University of Liege, Belgirm and Sue Buckley, The Down Syndrome Educational Trust and University of Portsmouth, UK. Klappentext This text provides speech and language therapists and language researchers with a state-of-the art review covering all aspects of speech and language development in individuals with Down syndrome. Written by leading experts in the field, it includes chapters on: the principles which should guide intervention; prelinguistic development; pragmatics and communication; literacy and language; augmentative communication; intervention with adolescents and adults; maintenance of skills for older adults; and a perspective on pertinent issues. Each chapter summarizes research and provides guidelines for effective interventions. This book should be a valuable guide to those working in the field who wish to be able to provide evidence-based interventions for individuals with Down syndrome and to contribute to their quality of life by improving their communication skills. Zusammenfassung This text provides speech and language therapists and language researchers with a state-of-the art review covering all aspects of speech and language development in individuals with Down syndrome. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface v Jean A Rondal Contributors vii Chapter 1 Principles of language intervention 1 Jean A Rondal, Sue Buckley Chapter 2 Prelinguistic training 11 Jean A Rondal Chapter 3 Phonological working memory difficulty and related interventions 31 frances A Conners Chapter 4 Speech acquisition and approaches to intervention 49 Carol Stoel-Gammon Chapter 5 Lexical development and intervention 63 Carolyn B Mervis, Angela M Becerra Chapter 6 Morphosyntactic training and intervention 86 Jean A Rondal Chapter 7 Pragmatic development and communication training 98 Leonard Abbeduto, Yolanda Keller-Bell Chapter 8 Augmentative communication 116 Gaye Powell, John Clibbens Chapter 9 Literacy and language 132 Sue Buckley Chapter 10 Continues language intervention with adolescents and adults with down syndrome 154 Christine Jenkins Chapter 11 Maintenance training in older ages 166 Jean A Rondal Conclusion 184 Sue Buckley, Jean A Rondal Appendix 1: Major acquisitions in morphosyntactic development 188 Jean A Rondal Appendix 2: Bilingual and multilingual issues 195 Jean A Rondal Index 207 ...
