Speech and Language

List of Contributors

Preface

Contents of Previous Volumes

To Hear Is Not to Understand: Auditory Processing Deficits and Factors Influencing Performance in Aphasie Individuals

I. Introduction

II. Types of Auditory Processing Deficits in Aphasic Individuals

III. Deficits in Processing Auditory Stimuli: Perceptual Data

IV. General Features of Auditory Comprehension Deficits in Aphasia

V. Deficits in Processing Auditory Language: Understanding the Linguistic Input

VI. Factors Influencing Auditory Comprehension Performance

VII. Compensating for Auditory Comprehension Problems

VIII. Summary

References

Auditory Processes in Stutterers

I. Introduction

II. The Peripheral Auditory System

III. The Central Auditory System

References

A Review of Research on Speech Training Aids for the Deaf

I. Aids Used to Teach Suprasegmental Skills

II. Aids Used for Articulation Training

III. Discussion

References

A New Era in Language Assessment: Data or Evidence

I. Language and the New Era in the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

II. Language and the Maturation of ASHA

III. Horizontal and Vertical Assessment

IV. Data or Evidence: Some Illustrations

V. Assessment Power: Psychometric Tests versus Descriptive Procedures

VI. Not What but How

References

Quantification of Language Abilities in Children

I. Introduction

II. Components of Language Assessment in Children

III. Development of a Language Scale for Children

IV. Summary

References

Communication Behavior Assessment and Treatment with the Adult Retarded: An Approach

I. Introduction

II. Philosophical and Theoretical Perspectives

III. Communication Behavior Assessment

IV. Communication Intervention

V. Conclusions

References

Distribution and Production Characteristics of