Full Description
Grounded in cutting-edge research on brain-behavior relationships, this book explores how language and reading disorders develop--and presents exciting new approaches to examining and treating them. Experts from multiple disciplines investigate how children's learning trajectories in spoken and written language are shaped by the dynamic interplay of neurobiological, experiential, and behavioral processes. The volume includes innovative neuroimaging applications and other state-of-the-science techniques that help shed new light on childhood disorders such as dyslexia, language impairment, writing disabilities, and autism. Implications for evidence-based diagnosis, intervention, and instruction are discussed. Illustrations include five color plates.
Contents
Part 1. New Frameworks for Understanding Language Impairment and Reading Disorders. M. Mody, E.R. Silliman, Introduction: The Nature of Interactions between Behavior, Brain, and Experience: Framing Multiple Perspectives. J.W. Gilger, M. Wilkins, Atypical Neurodevelopmental Variation as a Basis for Learning Disorders. J.L. Evans, Emergentism and Language Impairment in Children: It's All about Change. J.T. Bruer, Critical Periods in Second-Language Learning: Distinguishing Phenomena from Explanations. Part 2. Brain-Behavior Relationships. M. Mody, E.R. Silliman, Introduction: The Language-Reading Interface: Associations and Dissociations within an Atypically Developing System. V.W. Berninger, Defining and Differentiating Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, and Language Learning Disability within a Working Memory Model. J. Windsor, K. Kohnert, Processing Measures of Cognitive-Linguistic Interactions for Children with Language Impairment and Reading Disabilities. D.A. Weber, W.D. Gaillard, Functional Neuroimaging Indices of Normal and Atypical Spoken Language. P.G. Simos, S. Sarkari, A.C. Papanicolaou, Magnetoencephalographic Indices of Brain Mechanisms for Language Comprehension. S.E. Shaywitz, J.R. Gruen, B.A. Shaywitz, Dyslexia: A New Look at Neural Substrates. B. Byrne, D.P. Shankweiler, D.W. Hine, Reading Development in Children at Risk for Dyslexia. Part 3. The Role of Experience. M. Mody, E.R. Silliman, Introduction: Learning to Read and Reading to Learn: The Interaction among Cognitive Capacity, Linguistic Abilities, and the Learning Environment. A. van Kleeck, E. Norlander, Fostering Form and Meaning in Emerging Literacy Using Evidence-Based Practice. K. Nelson, M.E. Arkenberg, Language and Reading Development Reflects Dynamic Mixes of Learning Conditions. E.R. Silliman, M. Mody, Individual Differences in Oral Language and Reading: It's a Matter of Experience.
