ERIC Number: ED015567
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1963
Pages: 1
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APHASIC CHILDREN, IDENTIFICATION AND EDUCATION BY THE ASSOCIATION METHOD.
MCGINNIS, MILDRED A.
THIS BOOK IS DESIGNED TO DEFINE APHASIA AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS, TO PRESENT A PROCEDURE FOR TEACHING LANGUAGE TO APHASIC CHILDREN, AND TO APPLY THIS PROCEDURE TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUBJECTS. OTHER HANDICAPPING CONDITIONS WHICH COMPLICATE THE DIAGNOSIS OF APHASIA ARE PRESENTED BY MEANS OF CASE STUDIES. CHARACTERISTICS OF TWO TYPES OF APHASIA--CONGENITAL MOTOR OR EXPRESSIVE APHASIA AND CONGENITAL SENSORY OR RECEPTIVE APHASIA ARE DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED. THE ASSOCIATION METHOD OF TEACHING IS PRESENTED IN DETAIL. THE USE OF SIGHT, SOUND, AND KINESTHESIS IS EXPLAINED. THE CURRICULUM IS DIVIDED INTO THREE LANGUAGE UNITS OF INCREASING COMPLEXITY, AND GOALS AND ACTIVITIES OF EACH UNIT ARE DESCRIBED. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE CORRELATIVE PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP ATTENTION, WRITING SKILLS, NUMBER CONCEPTS, AND ARTICULATION OF SPEECH ELEMENTS. ILLUSTRATIONS AND A CASE HISTORY INDEX ARE INCLUDED. THIS DOCUMENT WAS PUBLISHED BY THE ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL ASSN. FOR THE DEAF, INC., THE VOLTA BUREAU, WASHINGTON, D.C., AND SELLS FOR $7.95. (HK)
Descriptors: Aphasia, Case Studies, Children, Delayed Speech, Educational Programs, Exceptional Child Education, Expressive Language, Identification, Instructional Programs, Language, Language Ability, Language Acquisition, Language Handicaps, Language Instruction, Language Programs, Learning Problems, Multiple Disabilities, Receptive Language, Teaching Guides, Teaching Methods, Written Language
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Authoring Institution: Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf, Inc., Washington, DC.
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