C. Addison Stone, PhD, is Professor Emeritus in the School of Education at the University of Michigan. He served previously as Professor and Head of the Learning Disabilities Program in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Northwestern University. Dr. Stone's research interests center on the social contexts of typical and atypical language, cognitive, and social development, with a particular interest in children with learning disabilities and language disorders.
Elaine R. Silliman, PhD, CCC-SLP, is Professor Emeritus of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Courtesy Professor of Psychology at the University of South Florida. She is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities (IARLD). Dr. Silliman's research focuses on academic language proficiency in children and adolescents who are struggling with reading, writing, and spel
