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Terminology of Communication Disorders: Speech-Language-Hearing

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This was the first book I ever purchased in SLP. My prof instructed us to buy for building our professional library. At the time, I thought THANKS A LOT. I thought I had just wasted money on a book I didn't need for the class. Since that time, I have used this book for countless term papers, clinical reports, cross referencing more difficult texts, and looking up spellings regularly. My addition has several developmental charts and testing indexes. My only complaint is that the more medicaly based terminology is missing(ie: the anatomical structures are realy just the greatest hits of the larynx and brain, and I am a bit lost when it comes to none SLP or AUD measures at the hospital rotations). I hope this has been improved for the new edition, but at the same time would hate it to become to cumbersome to use. I am nearing the end of my Masters' and coming up on the Praxis exam. I intend to use this as a way to study across several topics in the field. All in all a GREAT REFERENCE!

I originally purchased this book as a requirement for an undergraduate class over 10 years ago. Since then, this text is by far the most used reference book I have in my collection. Aside from aiding research as a student, I continually refer to this book as a working professional, first as a contract speech therapist for post-stroke adults, and now as a school-based SLP. I find the charts and reference materials in the back are what I use the most. Although I own other reference guides (like Hedges treatment and diagnostic books), this one has proven the most useful and cost-effective over time. I am writing this review because I am buying the 5th edition to replace my now worn and battered 4th edition. All SLPs should seriously consider buying this book, regardless of your specialty or work location!

This book is a must-have for any communication science undergrad or speech-language pathology graduate student! I am currently in my final year of grad school, completing my first internship; and, I sure wish I'd had this during the past few years of coursework. I will definitely be using it as a reference during the rest of my internship and CFY. It will also be very helpful to use while studying for the PRAXIS. The book contains definitions, black and white diagrams, as well as very useful reference charts and tables in the back. Well-worth the money!
Laura

must have book for all students in the Speech Language Pathology major! the sellers book looked brand new!

".....Speech, Language, and Hearing are fields of never-ending research.
NEW AREAS HAVE BEEN EXPLORED,
AND NEW TECHNIQUES PRESENTED.
It became imperative that we publish a fourth edition if we were to continue our original purpose to
"provide a comprehensive dictionary/sourcebook containing definitions of the terminology in the fields of Speech,
Language,
and Hearing professions."....."
[from the book of preface by L.N., E.H., J.K.]