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Typical and Atypical Child and Adolescent Development 5: Communication and Language Development

Stephen von Tetzchner, 9781138823396, 9781032273976, 9781032267777, 9781003292524, 978-1138823396, 978-1032273976, 978-1032267777, 978-1003292524

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English | 2022 | PDF

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This concise guide offers an accessible introduction to the development  of communication and language in infancy and childhood. It integrates  insights from both typical and atypical development to reveal the  fundamental aspects of human growth and development, and common  developmental disorders.

The topic books in this series draw on  international research in the field and are informed by biological,  social and cultural perspectives, offering explanations of developmental  phenomena with a focus on how children and adolescents at different  ages actually think, feel and act. In this volume, Stephen von Tetzchner  explains key topics including: Language and Communication; early  development of communication; theories of communicative development;  early dialogues; gestures; the development of language; language in use;  child-directed language; gender differences multilingualism and  language in other modalities; and language disorders.

Together  with a companion website that offers topic-based quizzes, lecturer  PowerPoint slides and sample essay questions, Typical and Atypical Child  and Adolescent Development 5 Communication and Language Development is  an essential text for all students of developmental psychology, as well  as those working in the fields of child development, developmental  disabilities and special education.