Research in logopedics
Subtitle: speech and language therapy in Finland
By: edited by Anu Klippi and Kaisa Launonen.
Contributors: Klippi, Anu.; Launonen, Kaisa, 1954-
Series: Communication disorders across languages
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Clevedon, UK; Buffalo, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9781847690586; 9781847690593
Subjects: Speech therapy -- Finland; Language disorders -- Treatment -- Finland; Language Disorders -- therapy -- Finland; Language Therapy -- methods -- Finland; Speech Disorders -- therapy -- Finland; Speech Therapy -- methods -- Finland
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Challenges of logopedics and speech-language therapy in Finland / Kaisa Launonen & Anu Klippi; title: Aspects of the structure of Finnish / Marja-Liisa Helasvuo; title: Tests and assessment methods currently used and new ones desired by Finnish; title: Speech and language therapists / Kerttu Huttunen, Leila Paavola & Anne Suvanto; title: Normal and disordered phonological acquisition in Finnish / Pirjo Kulju & Tuula Savinainen-Makkonen; title: Logopedic research on communication difficulties in childhood / Pirjo Korpilahti & Kaisu Heinonen; title: Alternative communication form as a genuinely shared language / Kaisa Launonen; title: Text production of Finnish speakers with aphasia / Anna-Maija Korpijaakko-Huuhka; title: Semantic impairment in Finnish-speaking people with Alzheimer's disease: a review / Seija Pekkala; title: The interplay between verbal and nonverbal behaviour in aphasic word search in conversation / Anu Klippi & Liisa Ahopalo; title: The acquisition of Finnish sign language / Ritva Takkinen; title: Children with cochlear implants acquiring the Finnish language / Eila Lonka; title: Speech intelligibility in hearing impairment / Kerttu Huttunen; title: Experiences from six years of screening for voice disorders among teacher students / Susanna Simberg & Eeva Sala.