Main description:

This book explores the causes, diagnosis and treatment of speech-language and auditory disorders. Topics presented include the auditory processing in youth and adults with learning disabilities; speech processing and memory in adult ageing; affective and perceptual aspects in processing foreign languages; and, stress sensitivity, phonemic processing, and reading skill in children with and without dyslexia and speech technologies.

Contents:

Preface; Learning Disabilities Can be Treated by a Computer Program Based on Auditory-Visual Matching; Hidden Costs of Effortful Listening on Speech Comprehension; Affective & Perceptual Aspects in Processing Foreign Spoken Languages; Exploring the Relationship between Stress Sensitivity, Phonemic Processing, & Reading Skill in Children with & without Dyslexia; Auditory Processing in Youth & Adults with Learning Disabilities: Impact on Social Information Processing; Oesophageal Voice: Objective Quality Assessment.