Speech category: 462 books
by Wanda Webb, PhD, Richard K. Adler
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2016
The concise, easy-to-understand Neurology for the Speech-Language Pathologist, 6th Edition provides students and clinicians with a practical guide for the study and understanding of neurology in speech-language pathology (SLP). Correlated with clinical syndromes and diseases seen in SLP, it gives...
Motor Speech Disorders
A Cross-Language Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2014
Motor speech disorders are a common accompaniment of a whole range of neurological conditions, from stroke, brain injury and Parkinson’s disease through to many rarer conditions. This book aims to aid understanding of the nature of motor speech disorders from a cross-language perspective, in contrast...
Demosthenes' "On the Crown"
Rhetorical Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Demosthenes’ speech On the Crown (330 B.C.E.), in which the master orator spectacularly defended his public career, has long been recognized as a masterpiece. The speech has been in continuous circulation from Demosthenes’ lifetime to the present day, and multiple generations have acclaimed it...
Public Speaking for Absolute Beginners
Learn to Address an Audience with Confidence
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2019
We all need to master and practise public speaking.
The ability to speak in front of an audience is life-enhancing. It creates confidence at work, play and in relationships.
This book will give you that confidence and help you to speak on special occasions, in the workplace and when...
Developmental Speech-Language Training through Music for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Theory and Clinical Application
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
Speech and language impairments are one of the most challenging features of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Children with ASD are also known to be particularly responsive to music. This book makes a valuable connection between the two traits to showcase music as an effective way of enhancing the...
The Teaching of Talking
Learn to Do Expert Speech Therapy at Home With Children and Adults
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
People with speaking difficulties are at the mercy of insurance companies who are determining how often and for how long speech therapy services should be delivered. It is also a disturbing reality that the likelihood for therapy frequency and length of care is contingent upon either the level of...
Outcomes in Speech-Language Pathology
Contemporary Theories, Models, and Practices
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2012
An updated reference on outcomes in speech-language pathology
Based on the pioneering work of Carol C. Frattali,Outcomes in Speech-Language Pathology, Second Edition provides readers with a focused, comprehensive review of current policies, principles, and practices pertaining to outcome measurement...
by Malcolm R. McNeil
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Bringing together the expertise of leading research practitioners in the field, the second edition of Clinical Management of Sensorimotor Speech Disorders is an up-to-date reference for the underlying theory and the basic principles of assessment and treatment. This book provides a solid foundation in...
Speech in Action
Interactive Activities Combining Speech Language Pathology and Adaptive Physical Education
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2011
Children, particularly those on the autism spectrum, are able to acquire communication skills much more easily when their learning incorporates movement. Even very simple actions such as tapping and hand clapping can have a noticeable impact on their speech and language development.
Speech...
The Sounds of Spoken English
A Manual of Ear Training for English Students (4th edition)
Language: English
Release Date: December 25, 2014
As the title of this book is ambitious, and the sub-title may not suffice to indicate its limitations, it is well to warn the reader that he will find no exhaustive treatment of English speech sounds. That would have required knowledge greater than mine, and more space than was at my disposal. The...
Medical Speech-Language Pathology
A Practitioner's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
The second edition of Medical Speech--Language Pathology: A Practitioner's Guide presents the latest information on neurological communication disorders and swallowing and voice disorders in adults. The book features complete coverage of the pathophysiology of communication disorders, describing the...
by Bruce E. Murdoch
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2013
It is vital to have knowledge of the neuroanatomical structures and functional neurological mechanisms, which are disrupted in neurogenic speech/language, disordered persons in order to understand the speech/language deficits themselves.
This book provides a comprehensive coverage of the neurological...
by David H. McFarland
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2014
Filled with Dr. Frank Netter’s world-class illustrations and all the essential information on anatomy and physiology relevant to SLH, Netter’s Atlas of Anatomy for Speech, Swallowing, and Hearing, 2nd Edition uses a unique "read-it, see-it" approach to help you easily connect anatomy...
Breakdown of Speech
Causes and remediation
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2013
Be a craftsman in speech, so that thou mayest be strong, for the tongue is a sword, and speech is more valoraus than any fighting. Egyptian Proverb The first duty of a man is to speak; that is his chief business in this world. R. L. Stevensan Memories and Portraits, 1888 Communication is of paramount...