Communication Sciences & Disorders

The authors present each case from an impairment-based perspective with practical application to improving activities of daily living, as well as a social interactive perspective to create a wholistic picture of each case.

Provides a solid foundation in anatomical and physiological principles relevant to communication sciences and disorders.

Shows how to formally teach key skills for reasoning and problem-solving that aren't usually explicitly taught, such as planning, pausing and reflecting and increasing emotional regulation. Focusing on the 'inner voice' - the dialogue that goes on inside our heads during every day routines - the authors explain how to help children with ASD solve problems independently.

Designed to improve the report writing skills of speech-language pathology students.

Shows educators how to use evidence to inform teaching practices and improve educational outcomes for students in clinically based fields of study, such as speech/language, audiology, nursing, social work,psychology, dietetics, and other health fields.

Provides research, practical strategies, and treatment activities to guide speech-language pathologists in managing clients with fluency and concomitant disorders.

Explores the speech disorder of cluttering, offering concrete, evidence-based methods for its diagnosis and treatment.

This collection brings together different perspectives on post-traumatic stress, considering its causes, its impact on different groups, and ways forward toward equipping speech-language clinicians, educators, and scholars to better understand and support the individuals and communities with which they work.

This is an open access book. You can download the entire book as a PDF.

Details process of strategically inspecting the oral-facial region for structural and functional integrity. Includes a review of relevant anatomy and physiology, instructions for inspection procedures, detailed clinical implications for a large number of structural and functional patterns, strategies for organizing and writing appropriate report sections, and implications that may impact plan of care.

This workbook is designed to give students in communication sciences and disorders foundational knowledge in Phonetics.

Offers insights into the psychology of patients with voice disorders, including the interaction between the disorder, treatment, and patient self-esteem.

Focuses on service delivery, program design, interprofessional collaboration, and how to organize and manage an effective program. Additionally, it covers meeting state and national standards, following federal mandates, and how to relate to and communicate with colleagues and parents.

Shares knowledge and experience from the Michael Palin Centre for Stammering about how they use Solution Focused Brief Therapy.

Single -user ebook (if busy try again later)
Originally published in 1963, The Speech Chain has been regarded as the classic, easy-to-read introduction to the fundamentals and complexities of speech communication. It provides a foundation for understanding the essential aspects of linguistics, acoustics and anatomy, and explores research and development into digital processing of speech and the use of computers for the generation of artificial speech and speech recognition.

Aims to "make language concepts accessible for teachers so that they can use instructional programs with confidence and flexibility."

This is a one-person-at-a-time ebook. If another student is reading it, you will have to try again later. Providing background information about stammering as well as a wide range of tools and strategies, this practical book addresses how teachers can support students from early years through secondary school.

Designed to effectively build strong pronunciation skills and knowledge of pronunciation. This guide covers key topics, including English sounds, word stress, intonation, rhythm, prominence, connected speech, and pronunciation diagnostics to guide improvement. The book includes a wide array of interactive H5P activities and sound recordings.
Open Access Book

Provides fundamental information about policy and service delivery of AAC services via telepractice to enable clinical practice, including procedures used while providing assessment and intervention via Tele-AAC; ethical and cultural considerations: and demonstration of Tele-AAC use in a variety of settings.

Explores what our unique sonic signature reveals about our species, our culture, and each one of us. Reveals why speech is the single most complex and intricate activity humans can perform..

A glimpse into the lived realities of 37 adults and 3 children with communication disorders. Presents stories of patients with aphasia, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, ALS, apraxia, head trauma, cerebral palsy, & stuttering, as well as voice treatment for a transgender woman, the loss of voice in a young man in a state penitentiary, and a pilot with left hemiplegia.