Description
The fields of neurolinguistics and psycholinguistics often lack comprehensive resources that address the diverse range of developmental language disorders while also providing insights into effective treatments and special education approaches. Many existing books focus on specific disorders or groups of disorders, leaving a gap in knowledge and understanding for academic scholars and professionals seeking a broader perspective. This limitation hampers efforts to support individuals with developmental language disorders and integrate them into schools and society.
Childhood Developmental Language Disorders: Role of Inclusion, Families, and Professionals is a groundbreaking book offers a holistic and inclusive approach to developmental language disorders. This edited volume covers a wide range of disorders and provides insights into linguistic approaches, treatment methods, and special education practices. It serves as a comprehensive resource that equips academic scholars, educators, clinicians, therapists, and parents with the knowledge and strategies needed to address developmental language disorders effectively. With chapters authored by experts in the field, the book explores topics such as psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, etiology, differential diagnosis, genetic syndromes, dyslexia, autism, aphasias, stuttering, psychological problems and language, developmental psychopathology, cognitive and linguistic profiles, special education, therapy, inclusion, and the roles of schools, families, and caregivers.
Author's/Editor's Biography
Dimitra Katsarou (Ed.)
Dimitra V. Katsarou
is an Assistant Professor of Developmental Psychopathology and Language Disorders at the Department of Preschool Education Sciences and Educational Design of the University of the Aegean. She studied Philology at the Department of Philology of the School of Philosophy of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She holds three postgraduate degrees (MSc Sports and Exercise Psychology- University of Thessaly, Med Adult Education- Hellenic Open University, MA Education: Special Education- University of Nicosia) and Ph.D. of the Special Education Department of the University of Thessaly. She is a certified adult educator and College teacher and has worked as a special education philologist in public high schools and second chance schools and has developed differentiated material for people with intellectual disabilities. She has worked as an adult educator in private and public Vocational Training Centers, as a teacher in Second Chance Schools, in Lifelong Learning Centers, in Vocational Training Institutes, in the Youth and Lifelong Learning Institute, in the School of Probationary Police and in Private Colleges. She has participated in research projects funded by the University of Thessaly, the National Technical University of Athens, the European Union and the Information Society. She has conducted her postdoctoral research co-financed by six universities in the European Union. She speaks four foreign languages (English, French, Italian, Spanish) as well as Greek Sign Language, writes and reads in the Braille System. She has 29 scholarly publications in influential peer-reviewed journals and more than 100 conference presentations, she has written eleven children's fairy tales and three theatrical plays. She has authored a monograph, four co- editing books, and three editing books in Greek language, as well as participating in several chapters in other scientific publications. She is academically responsible for education, training and education programs of Greek and international organizations and participates as a key researcher in Greek and international research programs, such as Erasmus Plus, Alliance edu, Cost.eu, Erasmus Sport. In parallel with the University of the Aegean, she has worked as adjunct faculty at the University of Nicosia, the University of Thessaly, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the Hellenic Open University, the Neapolis University of Paphos and Frederick University. Her research interests focus on the special education of children with intellectual disabilities, neurolinguistics, cognitive processes, autism, developmental psychopathology, speech and language development, genetic syndromes and intergenerational activities.