ASHA Catalog 2013 - (Page 83)

Reference: Service Delivery and Practice Management 83 Gabby: A Story of Courage, Love, and Resilience GABRIELLE GIFFORDS AND MARK KELLY ARE THE RECIPIENTS OF ASHA’S 2012 ANNIE GLENN AWARD (Publisher: Simon and Schuster) Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly The story of Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly is a reminder of the power of true grit, the patience needed to navigate unimaginable obstacles, and the transcendence of love. Their arrival in the world spotlight came under the worst of circumstances. In January 2011, Gabby was the victim of an assassination attempt that left six people dead and thirteen wounded. Gabby was shot in the head; doctors called her survival “miraculous.” As the nation grieved and sought to understand the attack, Gabby remained secluded, focused on her against-all-odds recovery. Intimate, inspiring, and unforgettably moving, the book provides an unflinching look at the overwhelming challenges of brain injury, the painstaking process of learning to communicate again, and the responsibilities that fall to a loving spouse who wants the best possible treatment for his wife. Item #0113302 / $14.40 ASHA member / $16.00 nonmember NEW The Digital Divide: Arguments for and Against Facebook, Google, Texting, and the Age of Social Networking (Publisher: Penguin Group) Mark Bauerlein This book explores the perils and promise of the social- media revolution through a collection of writings by today’s best thinkers and cultural commentators, with an all-new introduction by Bauerlein. Twitter, Facebook, e-publishing, blogs, distance learning, and other social media raise some of the most divisive cultural questions of our time. While some see these technological breakthroughs as hopeful and democratic new steps in education, information gathering, and human progress, others are deeply concerned by the erosion of civility online, declining reading habits, withering attention spans, and the damaging effects of 24/7 peer pressure on our youth. Without taking sides, Bauerlein’s book frames the discussion so that leading voices from across the spectrum have the opportunity to weigh in on the profound issues and questions raised by the new media. Item #0113296 / $16.00 ASHA member / $17.95 nonmember NEW The Dumbest Generation: (Publisher: Penguin Group) Mark Bauerlein (Continued from front flap) “an urgent and pragmatic book on the very dark topic of the virtual end of reading among the young.” —harold bloom U.S.A. $24.95 CANADA $27.50 How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future More money ($100 a week in disposable income) More leisure time (five hours a day) For decades, concern has been brewing about the dumbed-down popular culture available to young people and its impact on their futures. The terms “information superhighway” and “knowledge economy” entered the lexicon, and we assumed that teens would use their knowledge How The Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans How The Digital Age new digital and understanding of technology to become the vanguards of thisStupefies Young Americans era. Drawing upon exhaustive research, personal anecdotes, and historical and social analysis, the author presents an uncompromisingly realistic portrait of the young American mind at this critical juncture of the digital age and lays out a compelling vision of how we might address its deficiencies. Watch television and play video games (2 to 4 hours per day) reports from government agencies, foundations, survey firms, and scholarly institutions, most young people in the United States do not read literature (or fully know how to), work reliably (just ask employers), visit cultural institutions (of any sort), or vote (most can’t even understand a simple ballot). They cannot explain basic scientific methods, recount fundamental facts of American history, or name any of their local political representatives. What they do happen to excel at is—each other. They spend unbelievable amounts of time electronically exchanging stories, pictures, tunes, and texts, savoring the thrill of peer attention and dwelling in a world of puerile banter and coarse images. Anyone who thinks this is mere intergenerational grousing, the time-worn tradition of an older generation wagging its finger at a younger one, should think again. Drawing upon exhaustive research, detailed portraits, and historical and social analysis, The Dumbest Generation presents an uncompromisingly realistic study of the young American mind at this critical juncture. The book also lays out a compelling vision of how we might address its deficiencies. To fail to do so may well mean sacrificing our future to the least able generation in national history. Let’s take stock of young america. compared to previous generations, american youth have: More schooling (college enrollments have never been higher) This shocking, surprisingly entertaining romp into the intellectual nether regions of today’s underthirty set reveals the disturbing and, ultimately, incontrovertible truth: cyberculture is turning us into a nation of know-nothings. More news and information (Internet, The Daily Show, RSS feeds . . . ) c a n a g r e at n at i o n continue to enjoy poLiticaL and e c o n o m i c v i ta L i t y if its citizens refuse to groW up? What do they do With aLL that time and money? Download, upload, IM, post, chat, network (9 of their top 10 sites are for social networking) and here is What they don’t do: Read, even online (two-thirds aren’t proficient in reading) Maintain a brisk work ethic (just ask employers) Follow politics (most can’t name their mayor, governor, or senator) Vote regularly (45 percent can’t comprehend a ballot) F or decades, concern has been brewing about the dumbed-down popular culture How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans How the DigitalJeopardizes Our Young Americans and Age Stupefies Future* and Jeopardizes Our Future* MARK BAUERLEIN MARK BAUERLEIN Mark Bauerlein is a professor of English at Emory University and has worked as a director of Research and Analysis at the National Endowment for the Arts, where he oversaw studies about culture and American life. He lives with his family in Atlanta. They are the dumbest generation. They enjoy all the advantages of a prosperous, high-tech society. Digital technology has fabulously empowered them, loosened the hold of elders. Yet adolescents use these tools to wrap themselves in a generational cocoon filled with puerile banter and coarse images. The founts of knowledge are everywhere, but the rising generation camps in the desert, exchanging stories, pictures, tunes, and texts, savoring the thrill of peer attention. If they don’t change, they will be remembered as fortunate ones who were unworthy of the privileges they inherited. They may even be the generation that lost that great American heritage, forever. Jacket design and image manipulation by Ben Gibson Jacket source photograph © Corbis Photograph of the author by Lillian Askins Visit our website at: www.penguin.com JEREMY P TARCHER/PENGUIN . a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. BAR CODE TK NEW of young people and the impact it has on their futures. The dawn of the digital age once aroused our hopes: the Internet, e-mail, blogs, and interactive and ultrarealistic video games promised to yield a generation of sharper, more aware, and intellectually sophisticated children. The terms “information superhighway” and “knowledge economy” entered the lexicon, and we assumed that teens would use their know-how and understanding of technology to form the vanguard of this new, hyperinformed era. That was the promise. But the enlight enment didn’t happen. The technology that was supposed to make young adults more astute, diversify their tastes, and improve their minds had the opposite effect. According to recent 0805 (Continued on back flap Item #0113295 / $14.00 ASHA member / $15.95 nonmember ASHA offers these products as a convenience. Inclusion in ASHA promotional material does not imply ASHA endorsement of any publisher, author, product, program, viewpoint, or technique. 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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of ASHA Catalog 2013

ASHA Catalog 2013
Table of Contents
Make ASHA Professional Development Your First Choice in Continuing Education
Calendar of 2013 Events, Online Conferences, and Live Webinars
2013 Conferences & Convention
Language and Literacy
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Autism and Developmental Disorders
Fluency
Speech and Voice Disorders
Swallowing Disorders
Neurogenic Speech and Language
School-Based Service Delivery
Multicultural Issues
Reimbursement and Medicare
Service Delivery and Practice Management
Cochlear Implants, Auditory Processing, and Other Clinical Issues
Hearing, Hearing Loss, and Balance
Assessment, Amplification, and Audiologic Rehabilitation
Special Interest Groups
ASHA Scholarly Journals
Reimbursement and Medicare
Service Delivery and Practice Management
School-Based Service Delivery
Assessment Tools From ASHA
Products From Other Publishers Members save 10%
ASHFoundation Merchandise and Gift Items
ASHA Merchandise and Gift Items
NSSLHA Merchandise and Gift Items
Consumer Education
Order Form
Author Index
Product Index

ASHA Catalog 2013