Assessment and Treatment of Speech Sound Disorders in Children

This new edition of Assessment and Treatment of Speech Sound Disorders in Children is a must-have for undergraduate and graduate students in courses on articulation and phonological disorders as well as practicing speech–language pathologists. It includes comprehensive coverage of research, theories, assessment procedures, and treatment techniques in articulation and phonological disorders in children. It also offers a new perspective in assessing speech sound disorders in children of ethnocultural diversity.

 

Assessment and Treatment of Speech Sound Disorders in Children–Fourth Edition features a unique organization of the text that includes basic and advanced units that makes the text appropriate for both undergraduate and graduate level courses on speech sound disorders. Thoroughly revised chapters offer succinct information on assessment and treatment of speech sound disorders as well as a comprehensive treatment approach based on treatment efficacy research. The revision includes a new perspective on understanding dialectal variations and assessment of speech sound disorders in diverse clients as well as critical review of major theories of phonology and speech production.