Developmental Disorders of Language Learning and Cognition

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-631-20612-5
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 448 Seiten, Format (B × H): 172 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 802 g

This important new text is a comprehensive survey of current thinking and research on a wide range of developmental disorders. - Highlights key research on normal and typical development
- Includes clinical case studies and diagrams to illustrate key concepts
- A reader-friendly writing style

Zielgruppe

advanced undergraduate and post graduate students of psychology and other academic and clinical audiences, including speech and language therapists

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hulme, Charles

Snowling, Margaret J

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Entwicklungspsychologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures and Boxes.

Acknowledgements.

1 Understanding Developmental Cognitive Disorders.

2 Reading Disorders I: Developmental Dyslexia.

3 Reading Disorders II: Reading Comprehension Impairment.

4 Specific Language Impairment.

5 Mathematics Disorder.

6 Developmental Coordination Disorder.

7 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

8 Autism Spectrum Disorder.

9 Understanding Developmental Disorders: Progress and Prospects.

Glossary.

References.

Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Charles Hulme is Professor of Psychology at the University of York. He has conducted research on a wide range of developmental disorders. His current research focuses particularly on interventions to ameliorate children’s reading and language difficulties.

Margaret J. Snowling is Professor of Psychology at the University of York and a qualified clinical psychologist. She is widely recognized as an expert in the field of children's reading and language difficulties.