Overview

• In-depth discussions of key controversies about language development.
• Comprehensive front matter for each chapter with objectives, technical terms and a forecast abstracting the content of the chapter.
• Uses the pros and cons of different positions to provide an interesting platform for the introduction of theory, technical terms and key concepts, promoting active learning.
• DVD (free with the text), which follows the organization of the book, using film clips to richly demonstrate the cases. The DVD also includes self-test examination preparation questions, PowerPoint slides and other handy resources. Instructor only DVD also includes student evaluation tests.
• End matter in each chapter includes discussion questions suitable for a one minute essay.

Milestones: Normal Speech and Language Development Across the Lifespan complements the authors' forthcoming: Cases: Introducing Communication Disorders Across the Life Span. The Milestones book and its accompanying DVDs are the beginning course in language development for students in Speech-Language Pathology, Communication Disorders, Special Education, Early Education, Developmental Psychology, and Education. The Milestones Teacher's DVD is free to instructors adopting the text.

Audience

Primary Subject: Speech and Language Pathology / Language Development and Disorders
Audience Level: Professional

About The Authors

John Oller, Jr., Ph.D.

Dr. John Oller is Hawthorne Regents Professor IV at the University of Louisiana; author of 230+ peer-reviewed papers and 16 books; his current research concerns the causation, diagnosis, and treatment autism and related disorders and chronic disease conditions; he continues to mentor distinguished scholars and is an internationally renowned speaker.

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Stephen Oller, Ph.D.

Stephen Oller, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication and Theater Arts at Texas A&M University–Kingsville. His research papers apply the theory of abstraction to language assessment with first, second, and disordered language populations. He also spends time in the natural laboratory of life with his own developing language learners (Brenden Gabrielle, and Aubree to name only the first three).

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Linda Badon, Ph.D.

Linda C. Badon, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Her primary research papers, complementing her clinical work, deal with assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders as well as language, literacy, and cultural diversity. She has served on essential doctoral committees producing some of the key research presented in this book.

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