Breaking The Speech Barrier: Language Development Through Augmented Means; Author: Romski, Mary Ann; Introduction: Mclean, James; Paperback

Author: Romski, Mary Ann; Introduction: Mclean, James
(Large Print) Series#:1; Pro Approach; Paperback
Brookes Publishing Co
ISBN: 1557663904

In school, but locked out: 13 youth, each with fewer than 10 productive words to use to build their relationship with families, teachers, and friends. That is, until they were introduced to the System for Augmenting Language, or SAL. In a wonderful meshing of science and the real world, this remarkable book chronicles the process of language learning through augmented means for peoplewho have significant difficulty acquiring spoken language. In engaging storytelling style, speech-language pathologist Romski and psychologist Sevcik describe how they carried their research from language lab to school and in the process changed the lives of the youth to whom they brought the SAL. A replicable system that fosters naturalistic exchanges between communicative partners using elect