Language Intervention for School-Age Students

Klappentext

Going beyond the common approach to language disorders in school-age populations, this innovative resource supplements a theoretical understanding of language intervention with a wealth of practical application strategies professionals can use to improve learning outcomes for children and adolescents with LLD.

Zusammenfassung
A working manual for helping children with language learning disabilities (LLD) gain the tools they need to succeed in school. It supplements a theoretical understanding of language intervention with practical application strategies you can use to improve learning outcomes for children and adolescents with LLD.

Inhalt
PART ONE: Conceptual Framework 1. Innovative Language Intervention at School-Age Levels: What It Takes to Get There 2. Language Learning Disabilities: Where Are We? PART TWO: A Practical Framework 3. What Language Intervention "Looks Like" at School-Age Levels 4. Creating "Curriculum-Relevant" Therapy: Making the Tough Choices PART THREE: A Marriage of Conceptual and Practical Frameworks 5. Successful Language Literacy Intervention: A Look Back to Looking Ahead 6. Integrating Spoken and Written Language: An Eye Toward Becoming Literate 7. Seeing the World Through Connected Text: Bringing Structure and Content, Macro and Micro Pieces Together (Part 1) 8. Seeing the World Through Connected Text: Bringing Structure and Content, Macro and Micro Pieces Together (Part 2) PART FOUR: Toward a Summary 9. Back into the Field: Starting to Pull the Missing Pieces Together 10. The End Becomes a New Beginning: Coming Full Circle APPENDIX A: Examples of Scripts at Each Level Using the Book-Sharing Intervention APPENDIX B: A Suggested Sequence of Literature-Based Intervention Activities APPENDIX C: Interview Protocol for Eliciting Conversation, Narrative, and Expository Samples of Connected Speech APPENDIX D: A List of Connecting Words and Definitions and Words with Similar Meanings BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX