Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Language and language disorders -- The elements of language -- Language acquisition : bases -- Language acquisition : models -- Language development : birth through the preschool years -- Language and literacy in the school years -- Language and students with learning disabilities -- Language and students with intellectual disabilities -- Language and students with autism spectrum disorders -- Language and students with emotional and behavioral disorders -- Language and students with sensory disabilities -- Language and students with neuromotor disabilities -- Assessing language and communication -- Enhancing language and communication -- Augmentative and alternative communication -- Language, culture, and English language learners.