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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454962403321

Autore

McCauley Rebecca Joan <1952-, >

Titolo

Assessment of language disorders in children / / Rebecca J. McCauley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J. : , : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, , 2001

ISBN

1-299-28479-5

1-135-68595-9

1-4106-0571-X

0-585-37894-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (380 p.)

Disciplina

618.92/855075

Soggetti

Language disorders in children - Diagnosis

Communicative disorders in children - Diagnosis

Learning disabled children - Language - Evaluation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reprinted 2008 by Psychology Press.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Basic concepts in assessment -- pt. II. An overview of childhood language disorders -- pt. III. Clinical questions driving assessment.

Sommario/riassunto

This book constitutes a clear, comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to the basic principles of psychological and educational assessment that underlie effective clinical decisions about childhood language disorders. Rebecca McCauley describes specific commonly used tools, as well as general approaches ranging from traditional standardized norm-referenced testing to more recent ones, such as dynamic and qualitative assessment. Highlighting special considerations in testing and expected patterns of performance, she reviews the challenges presented by children with a variety of problems--spec