Intervention in Language Arts: A Practical Guide for Speech-Language Pathologists

By Dekemel and Kathryn P. DeKemel PhD CCC-SLP

192 pagesThis is one of the first books to examine the link between oral language disorders and reading and writing disabilities.Well-referenced and up-to-date coverage addresses the latest research in this area.The author is a licensed, certified speech-language pathologist with over 15 years of experience in various settings, including public schools, universities, Head Start, nursing homes, home healthcare, and research.Includes a chapter on long term prognosis for LLD, plus coverage of alternative service delivery models.Includes sample dialogues between children and therapists during oral reading.Offers information on how to design thematic units (a collection of literature and related activities that explore a particular topic), as well as sample excerpts from texts that can be used for thematic units.Includes a CD-ROM with forms that can be tailored, printed, and used in practice to document progress in reading and comprehension over time.Forms on the CD are highlighted in the book with a CD icon, so readers are aware of material that is on the CD.Presents information on how to help children plan, draft, proofread, and edit their writing.Offers advice on deciding how long a language-impaired child should remain in therapy and when therapy should be concluded.Appendices include the following forms: Miscue Analysis System; Miscue Analysis Tally Sheet; Sample typed transcript for recording miscues; Sample factual, interpretation, and inference questions; Question Response Scoring System; Narrative Recording Form; Narrative Scoring Criteria; Communicative Reading Strategies (CRS) Techniques; Story Map; and Skills/Concepts to Target Sheet (i.e., a lesson plan)Detailed instructions describe how to use the forms, along with sample oral reading transcripts, responses to factual, interpretation, and inference questions, and narrative samples from live subjects that have already been scored.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750673206
• ISBN13: 9780750673204
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.3" x 7.8"