{"product_id":"9780470656440","title":"Language Development and Language Impairment A Problem-Based Introduction","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLanguage Development and Language Impairment\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Problem-Based Introduction\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePaul Fletcher | Ciara O'Toole\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Linguistics \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLanguage Development and Language Impairment\u003c\/i\u003e offers a problem-based introduction to the assessment and treatment of a wide variety of childhood language developmental disorders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses for the most part on the pre-school years, the period during which the foundations for language development are laid\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses a problem-based approach, designed  to motivate students to find the information they need to identify and explore learning issues that a particular speech or language issue raises\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the development of a child’s phonological system, the growth of vocabulary, the development of grammar, and issues related to conversational and narrative competence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntegrates information on typical and atypical language development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Fletcher\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor, Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University College Cork,\u003cbr\u003eIreland, where he was previously Professor. He has also held professorships at the University of Hong Kong and Reading University.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCiara O’Toole\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy at the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University College Cork, Ireland. Her teaching and research interests are in the area of pediatric communication development and disorders. She has a particular interest in bilingual language acquisition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 October 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470656440\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e320\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.04\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378806517900,"sku":"9780470656440","price":52.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470656440_c06441a0-9203-44de-989e-330b9e5fd24b.jpg?v=1780154236","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470656440","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}