Expository Discourse in Children, Adolescents, and Adults: Development and Disorders (New Directions in Communication Disorders Research)

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Synopsis
School success in the 21st century requires proficiency with expository discourse -- the use and understanding of informative language in spoken and written modalities. This occurs, for example, when high school students read their textbooks and listen to their teachers' lectures, and later are asked to demonstrate their knowledge of this complex topic through oral reports and essay examinations. Although many students are proficient with the expository genre, others struggle to meet these expectations. This book is designed to provide information on the use and understanding of expository discourse in school-age children, adolescents, and young adults. Recently, researchers from around the world have been investigating the development of this genre in typical students and in those with language disorders. Although many books have addressed the development of conversational and narrative discourse, by comparison, books devoted to the topic of expository discourse are sparse. This crossdisciplinary volume fills that gap in the literature and makes a unique contribution to the study of language development and disorders. It will be of interest to a range of professionals, including speech-language pathologists, teachers, linguists, and psychologists who are concerned with language development and disorders.
Copyright:
2010

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
336 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781136951053
Related ISBNs:
9781841698922, 9780203848821, 9781138876835
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Taylor and Francis Group, LLC
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Psychology, Education, Communication
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Marilyn A. Nippold
Edited by:
Cheryl M. Scott

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