Children’s Speech and Literacy Difficulties

This work develops the ideas presented in Children’s Speech and Literacy Difficulties Book One: A Psycholinguistic Framework . The focus is on how the information gathered within a psycholinguistic framework can be used to identify children with speech and literacy problems and to plan appropriate intervention for them. The book is intended for professionals and researchers working with children who are having difficulties with the development of speech, word-finding, phonological awareness and literacy skills. It aims to: demonstrate how the psycholinguistic approach can be used as a basis for identification, intervention and evaluation; extend the psycholinguistic assessment framework to incorporate new areas, particularly word-finding and intonation; demonstrate how the psycholinguistic approach links with the curriculum delivered in schools; and illustrate the connections between research and practice. The contributors show how the psycholinguistic approach has been implemented in different contexts and with a variety of cases. Each chapter includes case studies, practical activities, and discussion of current research relevant to practice. Identification of obvious and hidden problems is a theme throughout the book.