| Preface to the Third Edition |
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| Introduction |
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| PART A FOUNDATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING |
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Use the Ampersand Correctly |
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6 | (1) |
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Do Not Turn a Possessive Into a Plural |
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Do Not Turn a Plural Into a Possessive |
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8 | (2) |
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Use the Correct Forms of Possessive Nouns |
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Use the Possessive Forms of Pronouns Correctly |
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Distinguish Contractions From Possessives |
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16 | (2) |
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Use Unusual Singulars and Plurals Correctly |
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18 | (4) |
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Do Not Use a Serial Comma When You Write Only Two Parallel Terms and Connect Them With a Conjunction |
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22 | (2) |
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Use a Comma to Separate Parenthetic Expressions When You Do Not Use Parentheses |
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24 | (1) |
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Place a Comma Before a Conjunction Introducing an Independent Clause |
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24 | (1) |
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Do Not Use a Comma Before a Conjunction That Is Followed by a Dependent Clause |
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24 | (2) |
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Prefer a Dash to a Comma to Set Off an Abrupt Break or Interruption |
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Join Independent Clauses With a Semicolon When the Clauses Are Not Joined by a Conjunction |
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26 | (2) |
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Follow the Rules of Agreement |
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28 | (8) |
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36 | (2) |
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Clarify the Referents of Pronouns |
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38 | (1) |
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Let the Pronoun Agree in Number With Its Antecedent |
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38 | (1) |
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Use the Proper Case of Pronoun |
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38 | (2) |
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Do Not Break a Sentence Into Two |
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40 | (1) |
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Do Not Write Sentence Fragments as a Series of Declarative Statements |
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40 | (1) |
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Do Not Punctuate Appositives |
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40 | (2) |
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Use Certain Terms Only in Their Adjectival Forms |
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42 | (1) |
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Do Not Turn a Noun Into a Verb |
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42 | (2) |
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Let a Participial Phrase at the Beginning of a Sentence Refer to the Grammatical Subject |
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44 | (2) |
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Basic Rules of Composition |
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Structure of Research Papers |
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Design a Broad Outline of Your Paper |
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46 | (2) |
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Design Headings and Subheadings of Your Paper |
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48 | (2) |
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Write Paragraphs That Express Related Ideas |
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50 | (2) |
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Do Not Write Paragraphs That Are Too Long |
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52 | (2) |
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Do Not Write One-Sentence Paragraphs |
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54 | (2) |
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Begin and End Most Paragraphs With Transitionary Sentences |
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56 | (2) |
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Concise and Direct Writing |
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Prefer the Shorter to the Longer Sentences |
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58 | (1) |
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58 | (2) |
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Say What It Is, Instead of What It Is Not |
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60 | (1) |
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Avoid Too Many Qualifications |
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60 | (2) |
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Use Definite, Specific, and Concrete Language |
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62 | (2) |
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Eliminate or Replace Unnecessary Phrases |
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64 | (8) |
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72 | (6) |
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78 | (2) |
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80 | (2) |
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82 | (2) |
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Keep Related Words Together |
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84 | (2) |
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86 | (2) |
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Maintain Parallelism in Numbered or Bulleted Lists |
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88 | (2) |
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Misplaced or Dangling Modifiers |
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90 | (1) |
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Avoid Misplaced Modifiers |
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90 | (2) |
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Shifts Within and Between Sentences |
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Avoid Shifts Within and Between Sentences |
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92 | (2) |
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94 | (2) |
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Do Not Overuse Quotations |
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96 | (2) |
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Do Not Include Islands of Quotations |
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98 | (1) |
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Do Not Begin a Sentence With a Quotation |
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98 | (2) |
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Use Quotation and Punctuation Marks Correctly |
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100 | (1) |
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Do Not Misuse Quotation Marks |
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100 | (2) |
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Give References for All Direct Quotations |
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102 | (2) |
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Reproduce Quotations Exactly |
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104 | (1) |
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Integrate Quotations of Fewer Than 40 Words With The Text |
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104 | (2) |
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Arrange Quotations as a Block When They Have 40 Words or More |
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106 | (2) |
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Show Correctly the Changes in Quotations |
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108 | (2) |
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Precision in the Use of Scientific Terms |
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Use the Terms Ending in -ology Correctly |
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110 | (2) |
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Use Certain Terms Ending in -ics Correctly |
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112 | (2) |
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114 | (1) |
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Avoid Colloquial or Informal Expressions |
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114 | (2) |
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Commonly Misused Words and Phrases |
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116 | (17) |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (2) |
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Alternate and Alternative |
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118 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (1) |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (1) |
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122 | (2) |
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124 | (1) |
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Focus and Analysis (Study) |
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124 | (2) |
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126 | (1) |
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126 | (2) |
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128 | (1) |
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128 | (2) |
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130 | (1) |
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130 | (1) |
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130 | (3) |
| PART B SCIENTIFIC WRITING |
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Introduction to Scientific Writing |
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135 | (2) |
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137 | (9) |
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Write Without Gender Bias |
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138 | (2) |
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Write Without Prejudicial Reference to Disabilities |
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140 | (2) |
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Write Without Prejudicial Reference to Ethnic or Racial Background |
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142 | (2) |
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Write Without Prejudicial Reference to People With Varied Sexual Orientation |
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144 | (2) |
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Format of Scientific Writing |
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146 | (14) |
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146 | (1) |
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Type Correctly the Title Page of a Paper For Publication |
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147 | (1) |
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Type Correctly the Title Page of a Class (Term) Paper |
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148 | (1) |
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Type the Manuscript Page Header and the Running Head Correctly |
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149 | (1) |
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Write an Abstract on the Second Page |
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150 | (1) |
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Begin the Text (Untitled Introduction) on Page Three |
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151 | (1) |
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Use the Headings Within the Text Consistently |
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152 | (6) |
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Paper, Printer, and Type Faces |
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158 | (1) |
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Use Acceptable Computer Printers |
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158 | (1) |
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Use Acceptable Type Faces and Size |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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Number the Pages Correctly |
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159 | (1) |
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Reprint the Corrected Pages |
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159 | (1) |
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Use Appropriate Line Spacing |
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159 | (1) |
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Selected Matters of Scientific Style |
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160 | (44) |
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Capitalize the First Words |
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160 | (1) |
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Capitalize the First and the Major Words |
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160 | (1) |
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Capitalize the First and the Major Words in Most Headings |
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160 | (1) |
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Capitalize Proper Nouns and Trade Names |
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161 | (1) |
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Capitalize the Chapters and Sections the Reader is Referred to |
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161 | (1) |
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Capitalize Nouns That Are Followed by a Number or Letter |
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161 | (1) |
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Capitalize Both Words in Otherwise Capitalized Hyphenated Compound |
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161 | (1) |
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Do Not Capitalize the Second Word of a Hyphenated Compound in Reference Lists |
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162 | (1) |
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Use Italics Correctly Within the Body of Text |
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162 | (1) |
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Use Italics Correctly in the Reference List |
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163 | (1) |
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163 | (3) |
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Do Not Overuse the Hyphen |
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166 | (1) |
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166 | (2) |
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168 | (1) |
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Give Correct Space or No Space After Punctuation |
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168 | (2) |
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Write Out Abbreviations the First Time You Use the Term and Enclose the Abbreviations in Parentheses |
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170 | (1) |
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Do Not Start a Sentence With a Lowercase Abbreviation |
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170 | (2) |
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Use Latin Abbreviations Only in Parenthetical Constructions |
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172 | (1) |
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Add the Lowercase Plural Morpheme s to Plural Abbreviations Without an Apostrophe |
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172 | (2) |
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With Abbreviations, Use the Period Correctly |
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174 | (1) |
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Abbreviate Units of Measurement When a Number Is Specified |
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174 | (2) |
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Numbers in Words or Numerals |
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Write Out Units of Measurement When a Number Is Not Specified |
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176 | (1) |
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Use Roman Numerals Only When It Is an Established Practice |
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176 | (1) |
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Use Arabic Numerals For Numbers 10 and Above |
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176 | (2) |
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Use Numerals for Numbers Below 10 in Specified Contexts |
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178 | (2) |
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Write Out in Words Numbers Below 10 in Specified Contexts |
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180 | (2) |
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Write Out in Words Any Number That Begins a Sentence |
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182 | (1) |
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Combine Words and Numerals in Specified Contexts |
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182 | (2) |
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Reference Citations Within the Text |
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Cite the Author's Last Name and Year of Publication in the Text |
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184 | (1) |
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Cite Both Names in the Text When a Work Has Two Authors |
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184 | (2) |
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Cite Works With Three to Five Authors Using All the Authors' Names Only the First Time |
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186 | (1) |
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Cite Works of Six or More Authors by Only the First Author |
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186 | (2) |
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Distinguish Works of Multiple Authors Published in the Same Year |
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188 | (2) |
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Join Multiple Names With and or & |
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190 | (1) |
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Cite Multiple Authors With the Same Last Name With Their Initials Every Time They Are Cited |
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190 | (2) |
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Cite Multiple Works of the Same Author in a Temporally Ascending Order |
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192 | (1) |
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Attach Alphabetical Suffixes to the Same Author's Multiple Publications in the Same Year |
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192 | (2) |
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Within Parentheses, Arrange the Last Names of Multiple Authors in Alphabetical Order |
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194 | (1) |
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Cite Secondary Sources Sparingly and Correctly |
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194 | (2) |
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Distinguish Between a Reference List and a Bibliography |
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196 | (1) |
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Begin the Reference List on a New Page With a Centered, Uppercase, and Lowercase Heading |
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196 | (2) |
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In the Reference List, Arrange References in Alphabetical Order |
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198 | (1) |
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Arrange Multiple Works of the Same Single Author From the Earliest to the Latest Year |
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198 | (2) |
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Alphabetize the Titles of Several Works of the Same Author, Each Published in the Same Year |
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200 | (1) |
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Arrange the Multiple Works of the Same Author Published in a Different Year, in a Temporally Ascending Order |
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200 | (1) |
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Alphabetize the Different Authors With the Same Last Name According to Their Initials |
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200 | (2) |
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Format Each Entry in the Reference List With a Hanging Indent of 5 Spaces |
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202 | (1) |
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Use the Specified Abbreviations in Reference Lists |
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202 | (2) |
| SELECTED EXAMPLES OF REFERENCES |
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204 | (31) |
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Journal Articles in Reference Lists |
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204 | (2) |
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Arrange Correctly the Articles With Multiple Authors |
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206 | (1) |
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Reference Correctly the Different Forms of Journal Publications |
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206 | (2) |
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Magazines and Newspaper Articles |
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Reference Correctly the Publications From Magazines and Newspapers |
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208 | (1) |
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Reference Correctly the ARticle Abstracts Used as the Primary Source |
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208 | (2) |
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210 | (2) |
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Edited Books and Chapters in Edited Books |
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212 | (2) |
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Proceedings, Presentations, and Reports |
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Proceedings of Conferences and Symposia Published as a Book |
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214 | (1) |
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Unpublished Convention Presentations |
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214 | (1) |
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Unpublished Poster Session Presentations |
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214 | (2) |
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Reports From Organizations and Government Agencies |
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216 | (2) |
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Unpublished Articles, Theses, or Dissertations |
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218 | (1) |
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Theses and Dissertations in Abstracts International |
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218 | (2) |
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Electronic Sources in the Reference List |
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Reference the Electronic Sources Correctly |
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220 | (1) |
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Reference Correctly an Article From a Journal Available on the Internet |
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221 | (1) |
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Reference Correctly an Article or an Abstract Retrieved From an Aggregated Database |
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221 | (1) |
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Reference Correctly an Electronic Version of a Daily Newspaper Article |
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222 | (1) |
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Reference Correctly a Document or Report Available on a U.S. Government Web Site |
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222 | (1) |
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Reference Correctly a Document or Report From a Private Organization Available on its Web Site |
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222 | (1) |
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Reference Correctly Computer Software Programs |
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223 | (2) |
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Writing Sections of Research Papers and Proposals |
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225 | (10) |
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Completed Empirical Studies |
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Sections of a Research Paper |
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225 | (5) |
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Writing the Different Sections of a Reearch Paper |
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Write the Review, the Methods, and the Results Sections of a Completed Study in the Past Tense |
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230 | (1) |
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Write the Discussion Section of a Completed Study in the Present Tense |
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230 | (1) |
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Writing a Research Proposal |
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Write the Review Section of a Research Proposal in the Past Tense |
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230 | (2) |
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Write the Methods and Expected Results Sections of a Research Proposal in the Future Tense |
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232 | (3) |
| PART C PROFESSIONAL WRITING |
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235 | (198) |
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Introduction to Professional Writing |
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236 | (1) |
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Formats of Diagnostic Reports |
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237 | (12) |
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Outline of a Typical Diagnostic Report on a Child Client |
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238 | (2) |
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Outline of a Typical Diagnostic Report on an Adult Client |
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240 | (2) |
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Anatomy of an Assessment Report |
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242 | (7) |
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Sample Diagnostic Reports |
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249 | (14) |
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Sample Diagnostic Report: Articulation Disorder |
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250 | (3) |
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Sample Diagnostic Report: Voice Disorder |
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253 | (3) |
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Sample Diagnostic Report: Aphasia and Apraxia |
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256 | (4) |
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Sample Diagnostic Report: Stuttering |
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260 | (3) |
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Practice in Clinical Report Writing |
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263 | (58) |
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Assessment Report: Articulation Disorder |
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264 | (14) |
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Assessment Report: Child Language Disorder |
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278 | (14) |
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Assessment Report: Stuttering |
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292 | (14) |
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Assessment Report: Voice Disorder |
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306 | (15) |
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Reports Written As Letters |
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321 | (6) |
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Letter 1: Laryngectomy Speech-Language Evaluation |
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322 | (2) |
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Letter 2: Adult Voice Evaluation |
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324 | (3) |
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Practice in Writing Reports As Letters |
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327 | (6) |
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Assessment Report as a Letter: Articulation Disorder |
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328 | (5) |
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Comprehensive Treatment Plans |
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333 | (4) |
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Comprehensive Treatment Plan: Articulation Disorder |
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334 | (3) |
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337 | (10) |
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Brief Treatment Plan: Fluency Disorder |
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338 | (2) |
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Brief Treatment Plan: Articulation Disorder |
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340 | (2) |
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Brief Treatment Plan: Child Language Disorder |
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342 | (2) |
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Brief Treatment Plan: Voice Disorder |
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344 | (3) |
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Individualized Educational Programs |
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347 | (6) |
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IEP: Treatment of Child Language Disorder |
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348 | (1) |
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IEP: Treatment of Articulation Disorder |
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349 | (1) |
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IEP: Treatment of Voice Disorder |
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350 | (1) |
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IEP: Treatment of Fluency Disorder |
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351 | (2) |
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Practice in Writing Treatment Plans |
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353 | (26) |
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Comprehensive Treatment Plan: Child Language Disorder |
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354 | (8) |
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Brief Treatment Plan: Fluency Disorder |
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362 | (4) |
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Brief Treatment Plan: Articulation Disorder |
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366 | (4) |
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Brief Treatment Plan: Child Language Disorder |
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370 | (4) |
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Brief Treatment Plan: Voice Disorder |
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374 | (5) |
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379 | (16) |
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Progress Report: Treatment of Stuttering |
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380 | (3) |
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Progress Report: Treatment of Articulation Disorder |
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383 | (2) |
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Progress Report: Treatment of Child Language Disorder |
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385 | (2) |
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Progress Report: Treatment of Voice Disorder |
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387 | (3) |
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Progress Report: Written as a Letter |
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390 | (5) |
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Practice in Writing Progress Reports |
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395 | (28) |
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Progress Report: Treatment of Stuttering |
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396 | (6) |
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Progress Report: Treatment of Articulation Disorder |
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402 | (6) |
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Progress Report: Treatment of Child Language Disorder |
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408 | (6) |
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Progress Report: Treatment of Voice Disorder |
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414 | (6) |
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Progress Report: Written as a Letter |
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420 | (3) |
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423 | (4) |
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424 | (1) |
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425 | (2) |
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Practice in Writing Professional Letters |
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427 | (6) |
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428 | (2) |
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430 | (3) |
| Appendix A Selected References |
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433 | (4) |
| Appendix B Glossary |
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437 | (8) |
| Index |
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