Books published by Plural Publishing Inc

The first book available on the subject, Digital Hearing Aids provides an overview of the signal-processing strategies implemented in modern digital hearing aids. Algorithms ranging from dynamic-range compression and directional microphones to sound classification and binaural noise suppression are clearly explained.

Improving the Vocabulary and Oral Language Skills of Bilingual Latino Preschoolers: An Intervention for Speech-Language Pathologists, is a unique resource that offers a comprehensive vocabulary and oral language intervention program for Spanish-speaking preschool children with language disorders.

The comprehensive Sandlin's Textbook of Hearing Aid Amplification, now in its third edition, provides the hearing health professional with an overview of the technological advances related to hearing aid devices. The authors give particular emphasis to the most current advances in clinical assessment techniques and hearing instrument technology.

This manual covers everything the trainee requires for mastering open airway surgical procedures on a live animal and extrapolating these techniques to human patients. It is extensively detailed for the beginner or for the experienced surgeon perfecting his or her technique, and can be used by the individual working at his or her own pace.

the second edition of this highly respected book in the field of audiology takes a comprehensive look at the basic principles underlying central auditory processing disorders and the screening, assessment, and management of these disorders in school-age children. The book focuses on the practical application of scientific theory.

This book is an effective resource for speech-language pathologists working with children at the level of prekindergarten through high school. The author provides diagnostic tools to help clinicians assess underlying speech and/or language disorders that are impeding students' academic success.

Written for SLPs who care for children with vocal disorders, this is the second book by the team who wrote Pediatric Voice Disorders. This new publication is specially designed for SLPs to have access to the medical information at a special price. To that end, certain chapters have been removed from Pediatric Voice Disorders.

Emergent Literacy: Lessons for Success is a flexible tool designed for speech-language pathologists to enhance emergent literacy intervention for preschool and kindergarten-age children. The book includes 90 lessons addressing key areas of emergent literacy: phonological awareness, print concepts, alphabet knowledge, and emergent writing.

This textbook for beginning students presents the range of communication impairments in society, the consequences of those impairments for the persons who have them as well as for their family members, and the treatments that are available to lessen or remediate the effects of the disorders.

Practical, concise, and time-saving, Hearing Disorders Handbook provides comprehensive, reliable and accurate descriptions of auditory and vestibular disorders, their frequency of occurrence, etiology, diagnosis, and management - all in a single resource. It approaches the subject from a multitude of perspectives from diverse disciplines.

The goal of Skull Base Surgery: Basic Techniques is to provide the surgeon with a descriptive, step by step, pictorial analysis of skull base surgical techniques. Emphasis is placed on the most commonly used and applicable procedures that address the majority of the pathology encountered in standard practice.

This book was developed from Dr. Cranford's extensive experience teaching audiology to speechlanguage pathology students. Although there are multiple, established introductory texts in audiology, this text is uniquely geared to students who certainly are studying Speech-Language Pathology.

The introduction of the endoscope for neurosurgical procedures began with great promise. It was developed to provide a magnified anatomical view of the ventricular system in a minimally invasive manner. The early endoscopes were too primitive for the majority of procedures performed today. The advent of illumination and optical systems.

Designed for busy clinicians, these stimuli are designed for use as standalone resources, or in conjunction with the authors' Treatment of Articulation and Phonologic Disorders. These are presented as handy ringbound cards that cover a range of sounds or phoneme clusters. In all there are 8 stimuli, available singly or as a set.

This text is the author's thoughtful and effective response to preschool educators' and speech language pathologists' frustrations in meeting the needs of the Hispanic family. It will be a positive contribution to our understanding of Hispanic families and their children.

This fundamental text is a launching point for study in the field of phonetics. It introduces readers to the key elements in phonetic study, providing an overview of phonetic transcription, anatomy of speech production and perception, the physics of sound, properties of vowels, diphthongs, consonants and stress and intonation.

Head and Neck Vascular Anomalies: A Practical Case-Based Approach is a useful guide to the management of lesions caused by vascular anomalies, providing specific treatment algorithms for their management. This book offers consistent and straightforward techniques to the more frequently encountered and some of the more difficult vascular anomalies.

The new Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery: Clinical Reference Guide is a concise pocket guide spanning the breadth of this growing sub-specialty. Formatted exactly like the best selling "Pasha" Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery guide, the book is a comprehensive and efficient resource for physicians and residents.

MCI and Alzheimer's Dementia: Clinical Essentials for Assessment and Treatment of Cognitive-Communication Disorders is the ideal choice for instructors who teach an adult language disorders course that includes a unit devoted to cognitive-communication disorders of adults with dementia.

This text provides fundamental knowledge of cleft palate anomalies and the current state of evidence-based practice relative to evaluation and management.

Basic Fundamentals in Hearing Science is a practical textbook written primarily for college undergraduates that are preparing for graduate programs in Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology.

This excellent resource for teachers of singing, voice coaches, and speech-language pathologists who work with singers and other voice professionals provides a new paradigm for improved kinesthetic awareness in order to produce better singing technique.

This book, now in its second edition, is a practical resource that helps speech-language pathologists, educators, and other professionals understand how poverty affects children's developing language and provides strategies that support these children and their families.

Over the past decade, the evolution of distance learning technology and widespread availability of affordable, high-quality video conferencing solutions has allowed for the growth of telepractice in the field of speech-language pathology. Increasingly, practitioners are developing telepractice programs to provide family-centered early intervention.