Teaching communication skills to students with severe disabilities / / by June E. Downing, Ph.D., Amy Hanreddy, Ph.D. and Kathryn D. Peckham-Hardin, Ph.D. with invited contributors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910828934903321
• Autore: Downing June <1950->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Baltimore ; ; London ; ; Sydney : , : Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., , [2015]; ©2015
• ISBN: 1-59857-585-6; 1-59857-579-1; 1-59857-582-1
• Edizione: [Third edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 p.)
• Classificazione: EDU026010EDU048000MED007000
• Disciplina: 371.9
• Soggetti: Children with disabilities - Education; Language arts; Communicative disorders in children; Language disorders in children; EDUCATION / Inclusive Education; MEDICAL / Audiology & Speech Pathology; EDUCATION / Special Education / Communicative Disorders
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Contents; About the Authors; About the Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: The Importance ofTeaching Communication Skills; Chapter 2: Integrating Team Expertiseto Support Communication; Chapter 3: AssessingCommunication Skills; Chapter 4: The General Education Classroom; Chapter 5: Beginning Steps in Communication Intervention; Chapter 6: Considerations in Developing andAcquiring Communication Aids; Chapter 7: Teaching a Wide Rangeof Communication Skills; Chapter 8: The Relationship BetweenCommunication and Literacy; Chapter 9: The RelationshipBetween Communicationand Challenging BehaviorChapter 10: The Importance of Peersas Communication Partners; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Contents About the Authors Contributors Foreword by Janice Light Preface AcknowledgmentsThe Importance of Teaching Communication SkillsMary FalveyIntegrating Team Expertise to Support CommunicationDiane RyndakAssessing Communication SkillsJune E. Downing, Kathryn D. Peckham-Hardin, and Amy HanreddyThe General Education Classroom: A Rich Communicative EnvironmentAmy Hanreddy and Kathryn D. Peckham-HardinBeginning Steps in Communication InterventionJune E. Downing and Deborah ChenConsiderations in Developing and Acquiring Communication AidsPat MirendaTeaching a Wide Range of Communication Skil