Born to Talk: An Introduction to Speech and Language Development, 7th edition

Published by Pearson (February 27, 2018) © 2019

  • Kathleen R. Fahey
  • Lloyd M. Hulit
  • Merle Howard

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Title overview

With its primary focus on language development, Born to Talk is a comprehensive, contemporary, reader-friendly view of language development. It encompasses new and exciting contributions to the information about human language acquisition, and examines the complex array of topics that provide the foundation for human communication and its development from birth through young adulthood. The 7th Edition includes a new chapter and appendices on language sampling, making it particularly useful for students and practitioners in speech-language pathology, early childhood education, general education, special education and related disciplines.

Table of contents

1. A Connection of Brains
2. Language Acquisition: A Theoretical Journey
3. Cognitive Development: Building a Foundation for Language
4. In the Beginning: Communication Development from Birth to 2 Years
5. Children Learning Language: Participating in Language Sample
6. The Saga Continues: Language Development Through the Preschool Years
7. Taking Language from Home to School
8. Development of Speech Sounds and Cultural Variations in Speech and Language Production
9. Speech and Language Disorders in the Home, School, and Community
10. The Anatomical and Physiological Bases of Speech, Language, and Hearing

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