Neuropsychology Arena

Literacy in African American Communities

• Edited by Joyce L. Harris, Alan G. Kamhi, Karen E. Pollock

This volume explores the unique sociocultural contexts of literacy development, values, and practices in African American communities. African Americans--young and old--are frequently the focus of...

Published November 1st 2000 by Routledge.

more information about Literacy in African American Communities

Communication Disorders Following Traumatic Brain Injury

• Edited by Skye McDonald, Chris Code, Leanne Togher

There are very few books available which are concerned with the unique communication problems that can come with traumatic brain injury (TBI). In recent years...

Published August 17th 2000 by Psychology Press.

more information about Communication Disorders Following Traumatic Brain Injury

Transcortical Aphasias

• By Marcelo L. Berthier

Transcortical aphasias is the term used for syndromes in which the ability to repeat language is relatively preserved despite marked disturbances in other linguistic domains....

Published August 10th 2000 by Psychology Press.

more information about Transcortical Aphasias

An Object and Action Naming Battery

• By Dr Judit Druks, Jackie Masterson

This test provides a resource for clinical practice, for aphasia research and for psycholinguistic research. It was developed in response to an acknowledgement of the...

Published March 1st 2000 by Psychology Press.

more information about An Object and Action Naming Battery

Contemporary Special Education Research

Syntheses of the Knowledge Base on Critical Instructional Issues

• Edited by Russell Gersten, Ellen P. Schiller, Sharon R. Vaughn

Considerable research in the past 30 years has accumulated regarding the academic and social functioning of youngsters with disabilities. Only in the past decade has...

Published March 1st 2000 by Routledge.

more information about Contemporary Special Education Research

Methods for Studying Language Production

• Edited by Lise Menn, Nan Bernstein Ratner

In this volume, which simultaneously honors the career contributions of Jean Berko Gleason and provides an overview of a broad and increasingly important research area,...

Published October 1st 1999 by Psychology Press.

more information about Methods for Studying Language Production

Constructing (in)competence

Disabling Evaluations in Clinical and Social interaction

• Edited by Dana Kovarsky, Madeline Maxwell, Judith F. Duchan

Competence and incompetence are constructs that emerge in the social milieu of everyday life. Individuals are continually making and revising judgments about each other's abilities...

Published March 1st 1999 by Psychology Press.

more information about Constructing (in)competence

Stuttering Research and Practice

Bridging the Gap

• Edited by Nan Bernstein Ratner, E. Charles Healey

Current approaches to treating stuttering do not reflect the new understanding of its nature which has emerged from recent studies. This book brings together speech...

Published February 1st 1999 by Psychology Press.

more information about Stuttering Research and Practice

Introductory Phonetics and Phonology

A Workbook Approach

• By Linda I. House

Success in mastering any language requires knowledge in speaking, reading, and writing the language. The speaking component requires the understanding and use of correct pronunciation,...

Published July 1st 1998 by Psychology Press.

more information about Introductory Phonetics and Phonology

Psychological Perspectives on Deafness

Volume II

• Edited by Marc Marschark, M. Diane Clark

This edited volume picks up where Psychological Perspectives on Deafness, Volume 1 ended. Composed of review chapters that reflect cutting-edge views from well-known international researchers...

Published June 1st 1998 by Psychology Press.

more information about Psychological Perspectives on Deafness