Main description:

-A concise guide to this key topic in child and adolescent development - provides an accessible introduction and springboard to further learning ideal for students and professionals who want to underpinning knowledge
-Focus on typical and atypical development is unique and offers comprehensive comprehensive insight into all aspects of human growth and development.
-Companion website offers topic-focused resources including multiple choice quizzes, Powerpoint slides for lecturers and sample essay questions.

Contents:

1. Language and Communication

2. Early Development of Communication

3. Theories of Communicative Development

4. Early Dialogues

5. Gestures

6. The Development of Language

7. Language in Use

8. Child-directed Language

9. Gender Differences

10. Multilingualism

11. Language in Other Modalities

12. Language Disorders