Communication

Top 12

Communication Textbooks for Spring ’15 classes

FOR TOMORROW’S SLPs:

Textbooks from Rhea Paul,

David Beukelman, and more top experts!

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Enhancing Communication for Individuals with Autism A Guide to the Visual Immersion SystemTM

By Howard C. Shane, Ph.D., Emily Laubscher, M.S., CCC-SLP, Ralf W. Schlosser, Ph.D., Holly L. Fadie, M.S., CCC-SLP, James F. Sorce, Ph.D., Jennifer S. Abramson, M.S., CCC-SLP, Suzanne Flynn, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, and Kara Corley, M.S., CCC-SLP

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ith this practical, research-based intervention framework, your students will be ready to help children with moderate to severe autism become more effective communicators. Building on evidence-based assessment and intervention procedures developed over decades at Boston Children’s Hospital, the Visual Immersion SystemTM (VISTM) taps into the strong visual processing skills many children on the spectrum have and strengthens communication skills needed for learning.

Guidance on helping children with autism master: • • • • • • •

Protest and refusal Organization & transitions Requesting Directives Commenting Questions Social pragmatics

Preservice SLPs will discover how to use readily available technology to create a customized system of visual supports that boost seven key communicative functions, including requesting, commenting, and protesting.

For each of the functions, they’ll get comprehensive how-to guidance on choosing tools and materials, conducting systematic instruction, collecting data, and assessing how well interventions are working.

STUDENT-FRIENDLY FEATURES: Detailed guide to low- and higher-tech

visual supports; case examples from clinical practice and field study; 15 reproducible checklists and forms to guide assessment, implementation, and progress monitoring. $49.95 | Stock #: 14242P-72216 | October 2014 | approx. 328 pages | 8 1/2 x 11 | paperback | ISBN 978-1-59857-221-6 Visual Immersion System™, VIS™, and the VIS logo are trademarks of Children’s Hospital Corporation.

Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders Evidence-Based Intervention Strategies for Communication and Social Interactions

By Patricia Prelock, Ph.D., & Rebecca J. McCauley, Ph.D.

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oes your course prepare SLPs to work with children who have autism?

This accessible textbook and DVD give future SLPs the in-depth knowledge they need to choose from and apply 12 of the best evidence-based interventions for communication and social interactions, from enhanced milieu teaching to PRT. Includes contributions from 25 top autism experts across multiple disciplines, plus DVD clips that show interventions in action.

$64.95 | Stock #: 14242P-70533 | 2012 | 448 pages | 7 x 10 | paperback with DVD | ISBN 978-1-59857-053-3

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Introduction to Clinical Methods in Communication Disorders Third Edition Edited by Rhea Paul, Ph.D.

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With online companion materials! Enhance your teaching with 100+ customizable PowerPoint slides for chapters 1-13.

he bestselling core textbook on communication disorders is better than ever with this new third edition, thoroughly revised and based on updated ASHA standards. Covering a broad range of disorders and developmental levels, this text gives your students up-to-date guidance on evidence-based practice from more than 20 academics and working clinicians.

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“An extremely clear and accessible overview of clinical practice issues.”

—Susan Ellis Weismer, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Implementing evidence-based practice to improve client outcomes Aligning everyday practice with the ASHA and AAA Code of Ethics Conducting effective assessment and implementing interventions Delivering services skillfully across settings Working with families from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds Providing successful family-centered services Making sound decisions about assistive technology

WHAT’S NEW: New chapters on assessment, the role of research in

clinical practice, communication sampling procedures, and cultural diversity • Updated ASHA standards • Coverage of new legislation and regulations • New bases of evidence for the intervention chapter • More coverage of electronic records and HIPAA compliance • Expanded service delivery chapter that discusses the emerging roles of SLPs and AUDs $54.95 | Stock #: 14242P-72865 | 2014 | 432 pages | 7 x 10 | paperback | ISBN 978-1-59857-286-5

Coming Spring 2015 from top experts Nickola W. Nelson, Elena Plante, Nancy Helm-Estabrooks, & Gillian Hotz TILLS is a groundbreaking, psychometrically sound assessment that tests listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in children ages 6–18 and provides invaluable strengths-and-needs profiles.

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Gives a full picture of a child’s spoken AND written language skills Pinpoints strengths and weaknesses in areas relevant to academic performance Helps diagnose disorders and inform next steps for intervention

Stay tuned to www.brookespublishing.com/tills for the latest updates about TILLS!

AAC Strategies for Individuals with Moderate to Severe Disabilities

By Susan S. Johnston, Ph.D., Joe Reichle, Ph.D., Kathleen M. Feeley, Ph.D., & Emily A. Jones, Ph.D., with invited contributors

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eveloped by top AAC experts, CD-ROM this text will get your students ready to establish a beginning functional communicative repertoire for learners with severe disabilities in school settings. Includes an in-depth intervention framework; explicit, evidence-based instructional strategies for children and young adults; and a CD-ROM with 35+ blank forms and sample filled-in forms.

$56.95 | Stock #: 14242P-72063 | 2012 | 408 pages | 7 x 10 | paperback with CD-ROM | ISBN 978-1-59857-206-3

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Augmentative & Alternative Communication Supporting Children and Adults with Complex Communication Needs, Fourth Edition

By David R. Beukelman, Ph.D., & Pat Mirenda, Ph.D.

“A tour-de-force . . . should be on the shelf of everyone with a stake in advancing the field of AAC.” —Joe Reichle, Ph.D., University of Minnesota

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his fourth edition of the bestselling core AAC text is a cornerstone of professional preparation for SLPs, OTs, PTs, and other service providers. Trusted and widely adopted, this book gives your students a complete introduction to interventions and technologies that support children and adults with a wide range of complex communication needs.

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“Highly recommended . . . This is the one book that no one who uses or works in the field of AAC should be without.”

—Cynthia Cress, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

PREPARE FUTURE PROFESSIONALS TO:

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conduct effective, culturally appropriate assessment and intervention select AAC vocabulary tailored to individual needs use new consumer technologies support language learning and literacy skills promote social competence provide effective support to beginning communicators improve outcomes for people with developmental and acquired disabilities

WHAT’S NEW: New literacy chapter • Extensive updates reflecting current

technology • End-of-chapter study questions • Updated resource sections • All the latest research and best practices in every chapter $84.95 | Stock #: 14242P-71967 | 2013 | 616 pages | 7 x 10 | hardcover | ISBN 978-1-59857-196-7

The Intensive Phonological Awareness (IPA) Program

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By C. Melanie Schuele, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, & Naomi D. Murphy, M.S., CCC-SLP

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repare your students to transform struggling readers into successful readers—introduce them to this field-tested, evidence-based phonological awareness program, developed by SLPs. This supplemental Tier 2 curriculum is the ideal way to deliver systematic, intensive phonological awareness instruction to children in Grades K–2. With suggested scripts, teaching strategies, and more than 100 pages of printable content (online and on CD-ROM), this is a resource your students will use year after year. $39.95 | Stock #: 14242P-71189 | 2014 | 180 pages | 8 ½ x 11 | layflat paperback | ISBN 978-1-59857-118-9

The Speech-Language Pathologist’s Handbook for Inclusive School Practices

By Julie Causton, Ph.D., & Chelsea P. Tracy-Bronson, M.A.

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acked with immediately useful strategies, relatable examples, and invaluable insights from experienced EBOOK SLPs, this practical, student-friendly AVAILABLE text prepares SLPs to go beyond pullout services and deliver successful communication and language supports as part of an inclusive school team.

Includes tools and checklists your students will use to help develop speech-language therapy plans, choose student supports, and more. $29.95 | Stock #: 14242P-73626 | 2014 | 184 pages | 7 x 10 | paperback | ISBN 978-1-59857-362-6

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Late Talkers Language Development, Interventions, and Outcomes Edited by Leslie A. Rescorla, Ph.D., & Philip S. Dale, Ph.D.

“Expertly edited . . . an indispensable up-to-date guide to identification, etiology, prognosis, and intervention.”

—Larry Fenson, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University

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hat does the research tell us about late talkers, and what are the implications for clinical practice? Your students will discover the latest findings in this essential volume, a comprehensive survey of 30+ years of research about young children with delayed expressive language. Includes contributions by more than 25 leading scholars on late language emergence.

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“A state-of-the-art examination of theory, research, and practice.”

—Laura M. Justice, Ph.D., Children’s Learning Research Collaborative

• Effects of late language emergence on outcomes later in life • Accurate identification of late talkers among bilingual children • How to recognize when late talking indicates significant risk for developmental disability • Evidence-based language intervention approaches for late-talking toddlers • The relationship between phonology and lexical development in late talkers • Prevalence, predictors, and causes of late language emergence • Parent-implemented language intervention programs • and more $54.95 | Stock #: 14242P-72537 | 2013 | 416 pages | 7 x 10 | paperback | ISBN 978-1-59857-253-7

Dual Language Development & Disorders A Handbook on Bilingualism & Second Language Learning, Second Edition

By Johanne Paradis, Ph.D., Fred Genesee, Ph.D., & Martha B. Crago, Ph.D.

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ith the clear information in this student-friendly textbook, future professionals will be ready to make informed decisions that help a wide range of young dual language learners thrive at home and in the classroom. Covers the language– culture connection, code-mixing in bilingual development, schooling in a second language, language and reading impairments, and more.

$42.95 | Stock #: 14242P-70588 | 2011 | 296 pages | 7 x 10 | paperback | ISBN 978-1-59857-058-8

Bilingual Language Development & Disorders in Spanish-English Speakers Second Edition Edited by Brian A. Goldstein, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

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his graduate-level text will help future SLPs understand the complexity of language development in SpanishEnglish bilingual children, diagnose disorders, and conduct effective assessment and intervention. Covers bilingual language acquisition and socialization, verbal morphology and vocabulary, morphosyntactic development, first language loss, phonological development and disorders, and more.

$46.95 | Stock #: 14242P-71714 | 2012 | 416 pages | 7 x 10 | paperback | ISBN 978-1-59857-171-4

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Supporting Communication for Adults with Acute and Chronic Aphasia

By Nina Simmons-Mackie, Ph.D., BC-NCD, Julia M. King, Ph.D., & David R. Beukelman, Ph.D.

“Will become required reading in my aphasia course.”

—Kristine Lundgren, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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ntroduce your students to research-based strategies, supports, and technologies that improve outcomes for adults with chronic or acute aphasia. This comprehensive text goes far beyond coverage of AAC devices, revealing innovative ways to educate families and communities about the needs of people with aphasia and encourage their ongoing participation in everyday life.

STUDENT-FRIENDLY FEATURES: Includes brief, instructive case studies and

quick-reference lists of communication strategies and supports.

SELECTED TOPICS COVERED: Therapeutic assessment • Inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation • Communication supports across the health care continuum • Electronic and non-electronic supportive technology • Aphasia group treatment • Partner training • Support for self-care, leisure activities, and interpersonal interactions • Long-term communication support • Communication access, rights, and policies • Image capture and management $59.95 | Stock #: 14242P-72681 | 2013 | 368 pages | 7 x 10 | paperback | ISBN 978-1-59857-268-1

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