Speech and Language Intervention in Down Syndrome

This text provides speech and language therapists and language researchers with a state-of-the art review covering all aspects of speech and language development in individuals with Down syndrome. Written by leading experts in the field, it includes chapters on: the principles which should guide intervention; prelinguistic development; pragmatics and communication; literacy and language; augmentative communication; intervention with adolescents and adults; maintenance of skills for older adults; and a perspective on pertinent issues. Each chapter summarizes research and provides guidelines for effective interventions. This book should be a valuable guide to those working in the field who wish to be able to provide evidence-based interventions for individuals with Down syndrome and to contribute to their quality of life by improving their communication skills.

Preface v Jean A Rondal Contributors vii Chapter 1 Principles of language intervention 1 Jean A Rondal, Sue Buckley Chapter 2 Prelinguistic training 11 Jean A Rondal Chapter 3 Phonological working memory difficulty and related interventions 31 frances A Conners Chapter 4 Speech acquisition and approaches to intervention 49 Carol Stoel-Gammon Chapter 5 Lexical development and intervention 63 Carolyn B Mervis, Angela M Becerra Chapter 6 Morphosyntactic training and intervention 86 Jean A Rondal Chapter 7 Pragmatic development and communication training 98 Leonard Abbeduto, Yolanda Keller-Bell Chapter 8 Augmentative communication 116 Gaye Powell, John Clibbens Chapter 9 Literacy and language 132 Sue Buckley Chapter 10 Continues language intervention with adolescents and adults with down syndrome 154 Christine Jenkins Chapter 11 Maintenance training in older ages 166 Jean A Rondal Conclusion 184 Sue Buckley, Jean A Rondal Appendix 1: Major acquisitions in morphosyntactic development 188 Jean A Rondal Appendix 2: Bilingual and multilingual issues 195 Jean A Rondal Index 207