In the second edition, new chapters discuss language disorders in toddlers/pre-schoolers, and acquired language disorders. New sections explore language disorders in children with visual impairments, and language characteristics of Asian-American children. Charts and tables have been updated...new ones have been added...and, for the first time, photographs support text concepts and add exciting visual appeal. An Introduction to Children with Language Disorders, Second Edition takes a combined approach...neither solely etiological nor entirely noncategorical...based on a belief that each way of addressing the subject has something important to offer. It devotes considerable attention to assessment and intervention, and links language behaviors directly to education, educational systems, and academic performance...thus relating them to the system through which most children will receive help. Coverage of language disorders in adolescents, in children with physical impairments, and in bilingual-bicultural children contributes to a uniquely broad foundation... while examination of current and historical issues shows future speech-language professionals the importance of flexibility and problem-solving skills.