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Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 733 |
Edition | 1 |
ISBN (electronic) | 978-3-031-04504-2 |
Publication status | Published - 4 Feb 2023 |
Abstract
This book synthesizes research on language development and communication disability in Sub-Saharan Africa and highlights best practices for providing speech and language therapy services to individuals with language, communication, and hearing disorders across the lifespan. The book brings together a wide range of international contributions from various disciplines, such as speech-language pathology, audiology, developmental psychology, language education, social work, neurology, neuropsychology, pediatrics, linguistics, pedagogy, and phonetics to provide perspectives on problems, challenges, ideas, concepts, and models to serve the people in Sub-Saharan Africa. Key areas of coverage include: Challenges for speech-language therapists in the health sector. Community awareness and the sustainable delivery of services. Culture-specific support of communication and language development in early childhood. Malnutrition, dysphagia, feeding difficulties, pediatric HIV, and related issues. Communication disability treatments, including assessment and intervention, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), and issues specific to bilingualism and biliteracy. Inclusive education of children with communication disorders with case studies from Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, and South Africa. The Handbook of Speech-Language Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa is an essential reference for researchers, professors, and graduate students as well as clinicians, therapists, and other professionals in developmental psychology, speech-language pathology and therapy, social work, neuropsychology, pediatrics, special education, community based rehabilitation, and all related disciplines.
Keywords
- Augmentative and alternative communication in Sub-Saharan Africa, Bilingualism in children in Sub-Saharan Africa, Biliteracy in children in Sub-Saharan Africa, Communication disability in Sub-Saharan Africa, Communication disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa, Counseling strategies for children in Sub-Saharan Africa, Cultural and linguistic diversity in Sub-Saharan Africa, Cultural sensitivity in Sub-Saharan Africa, Globalization and Sub-Saharan Africa, Hearing impairment in children in Sub-Saharan Africa, Language assessment in Sub-Saharan Africa, Language development in Sub-Saharan Africa, Language intervention in Sub-Saharan Africa, Literacy in children in Sub-Saharan Africa, Participation and inclusion of students in Sub-Saharan Africa, Peer intervention in Sub-Saharan Africa, Professional development in Sub-Saharan Africa, Service development in Sub-Saharan Africa, Speech-language pathology in Sub-Saharan Africa, Sustainable services for children in Sub-Saharan Africa
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