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Author:
Brill, Marlene Targ, author.
Title:
Speech and language challenges : the ultimate teen guide / Marlene Targ Brill.
Publisher:
Rowman & Littlefield,
Copyright Date:
2014
Description:
xiii, 227 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Subject:
Communicative disorders in adolescence.
Speech disorders--Juvenile literature.
Language disorders--Juvenile literature.
Voice disorders--Juvenile literature.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 211-221) and index.
Contents:
The amazing story of communication -- When words won't flow: stuttering and other fluency challenges -- Mixed-up sounds and words: speech sound disorders -- When the voice goes haywire: voice disorders -- When the brain hears and processes infomation differntly: language disorders -- Cars, guns, sports, adn the unexpected: brain injury and communication -- When English is new or sounds different -- Technology as a communication game changer -- Looking ahead: boosting communications skills all around.
Summary:
This book addresses speech issues that affect all people, but specifically focus on the concerns of young adults. Includes teen interviews/stories, expert quotes, history of different conditions, definitions of technical terms necessary for understanding the conditions, media concerning speech problems (such as The King s Speech), and short biographies of well-known people who have dealt with and/or overcome these same issues.
Series:
It happened to me ; no. 40
ISBN:
0810887916 (hbk.)
9780810887916 (hbk.)
LCCN:
2014007973
Locations:
UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

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