Language and Reading Disabilities, Pearson New International Edition, 3rd edition

Published by Pearson (27 August 2013) © 2014

  • Alan G. Kamhi University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  • Hugh W. Catts University of Kansas
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For courses in speech and language intervention, language disorders, reading disorders and special education.

Written by leading experts, this third edition maintains a strong clinical focus and thorough coverage of the identification, assessment, and treatment of reading and writing disorders.

Fully updated, this edition includes a new chapter on reading comprehension, a new chapter on spelling, and consolidated information on defining and classifying reading disabilities. New sections feature the latest on comprehension development, RTI, auditory processing deficits, literate vocabulary, and cognitive linguistic skills in writing. Offering the varied perspective of well-known contributors, the text successfully keeps pace with the rapid changes in the knowledge of language and reading disabilities and provides readers with the most up-to-date advances in the field.

Table of contents

Preface  

Acknowledgments  

Contributors and Affiliations  

CHAPTER 1: Language and Reading: Convergences and Divergences  

Alan G. Kamhi and Hugh W. Catts

 

Defining Language  

  Phonology  

 Semantics  

 Morphology  

 Syntax  

 Pragmatics  

Defining Reading  

Models of Spoken and Written Language Comprehension  

Comprehending Spoken and Written Language  

 Perceptual Analyses  

 Word Recognition  

 Discourse-Level Processes  

Differences between Spoken and Written Language  

 Physical Differences  

 Situational Differences  

 Functional Differences  

 Form Differences  

 Vocabulary Differences  

 Grammatical Differences  

 Processing Differences  

Basic Factors in Reading and Language Development  

Summary  

References  

 

CHAPTER 2: Reading Development  

Alan G. Kamhi and Hugh W. Catts

 

Emergent Literacy Period (Birth—Kindergarten)  

 Joint Book Reading  

 Learning about Print  

 Summary  

The Development of Word Recognition Skills  

 Logographic Stage  

 Alphabetic Stage  

 Orthographic Stage and Automatic Word Recognition  

 Problems with Stage Theories of Word Recognition  

 The Self-Teaching Hypothesis  

 Evaluating the Self-Teaching Hypothesis

The Development of Reading Comprehension  

 Misconceptions about Comprehension Development

Summary  

References  

 

 

 

CHAPTER 3: Defining and Classifying Reading Disabilities  

Hugh W. Catts, Alan G. Kamhi, and Suzanne A. Adlof

 

Historical Basis of Reading Disabilities  

 Early Reports  

 Orton  

 Johnson and Myklebust  

 The Modern Era  

Terminology  

Prevalence  

 Gender Differences

Defining Reading Disability  

 Exclusionary Factors  

 IDA Definition   

 Dyslexia as a Specific Learning Disability

 Problems in Word Recognition and Spelling

 Deficits in Phonological Processing

 Unexpected Underachievement

 Secondary Consequences

Classifying Dyslexia and Other Language-Based Reading Difficulties

 Subtypes Based on the Simple View of Reading  

 Classification Studies

 Other Subtyping Methods Based on Word Recognition Skills

 Combining Subtypes in Research and Practice

 Clinical Implications

References  

CHAPTER 4: Causes of Reading Disabilities  

Hugh W. Catts,  alan G. Kamhi, and Suzanne A. Adlof

 

Extrinsic Causes of Reading Disabilities  

 Early Literacy Experience  

 Reading Instruction  

 Matthew Effects  

Intrinsic Causes of Reading Disabilities  

 Genetic Basis  

 Neurological Basis  

 Visually-Based Deficits  

 Auditory Processing Deficits  

 Attention-Based Deficits  

 Language-Based Deficits  

References  

 

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