Managing Children with Developmental Language Disorder: Theory and Practice Across Europe and Beyond
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- PART I: Developmental language disorder in context -- Introduction -- References -- Chapter 1: Evidence-based practice and its application to developmental language disorders -- Introduction -- The culture of evidence-based practice -- Evidence-based practice and speech and language science -- The policy and practice context in Europe -- The wider professional context: special education, pedagogues and the ownership of speech and language disorders -- Summary and conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2: The development of the practitioner survey -- Introduction -- What we did -- Who responded to the survey? -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Theory and intervention in developmental language disorder: the view of the European practitioner -- Theories and interventions -- How important is theory for practitioners doing intervention in DLD? -- Which theories do practitioners identify with? -- Techniques and strategies -- Summary and conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Glossary -- Chapter 4: Service delivery for children with language disorders across Europe and beyond -- Why is it important to understand service delivery practices across Europe? -- What evidence already exists about the effectiveness of differing service delivery models? -- The work of the working group -- What did we find out about service delivery choices in practice? -- Conclusions, remaining questions and next steps -- References -- Chapter 5: The social and cultural context of intervention for children with developmental language disorder -- Current knowledge -- The practitioner survey: the impact of cultural factors -- Discussion -- References -- PART II: National vignettes -- Introduction -- References -- Austria.