Articulation and Phonological Disorders: Speech Sound Disorders in Children: International Edition

A classic in the field, Articulation and Phonological Disorders: Speech Sound Disorders in Children, 7e, presents the most up-to-date perspectives on the nature, assessment, and treatment of speech sound disorders. A must-have reference, this classic book delivers exceptional coverage of clinical literature and focuses on speech disorders of unknown causes. Offering a range of perspectives, it covers the normal aspects of speech sound articulation, normal speech sound acquisition, the classification of and factors related to the presence of phonological disorders, the assessment and remediation of speech sound disorders, and phonology as it relates to language and dialectal variations. This edition features twelve manageable chapters, including a new chapter on the classification of speech sound disorders, an expanded discussion of childhood apraxia of speech, additional coverage of evidence-based practices, and a look at both motor-based and linguistically-based treatment approaches.

Table of Contents:
1.     Introduction to the Study of Speech Sound Disorders         By Nicholas W. Bankson, John E. Bernthal, and Peter Flipsen Jr.   2.      Normal Aspects of Articulation          By Ray Kent             Structure of Language             Fundamentals of Articulatory Phonetics             Coarticulation: Interactions among Sounds in Context             Aerodynamic Considerations in Speech Production             Acoustic Considerations of Speech             Sensory Information in Speech Production             Summary of Levels of Organization of Speech             Concluding Note on Implications for Speech Acquisition             Questions for Chapter 2   3.      Speech Sound Acquisition          By Sharynne McLeod             Relevance of Understanding Typical Speech Sound Acquisition for SLPs             Models of Speech Acquisition             How Speech Acquisition Data Are Obtained             Overall Sequence of Speech Sound Acquisition             Phase 1: Laying the Foundations for Speech             Phase 2: Transitioning from Words to Speech             Phase 3: The Growth of the Inventory             Phase 4: Mastery of Speech and Literacy             Conclusion: Understanding and Applying Typical Speech Acquisition             Questions for Chapter 3   4.      Classification and Comorbidity in Speech Sound Disorders          By Peter Flipsen Jr., John E. Bernthal, and Nicholas W. Bankson             Organically-Based Speech Sound Disorders             Childhood Apraxia of Speech             Speech Sound Disorders of Unknown Origin             Summary of Classification             Comorbidity             Conclusion             Questions for Chapter 4   5.     Factors Related to Speech Sound Disorders         By Peter Flipsen Jr., Nicholas W. Bankson, and John E. Bernthal             Structure and Function of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism             Motor Abilities             Cognitive-Linguistic Factors             Psychosocial Factors             Conclusion             Questions for Chapter 5   6.      Phonological Assessment Procedures          By Nicholas W. Bankson, John E. Bernthal, and Peter Flipsen Jr.             Speech Sound Sampling             Screening for Speech Sound Disorders             Comprehensive Speech Sound Assessment: The Assessment Battery             Related Assessment Procedures             Questions for Chapter 6   7.     Determining the Need for Intervention and Target Selection         By John E. Bernthal, Nicholas W. Bankson, and Peter Flipsen Jr.            Case Selection            Target Speech Sound Selection            Other Factors to Consider in Case Selection: Intervention Decisions            Computer Assisted Phonological Analysis            Case Study            Questions for Chapter 7   8.      Remediation Procedures          By Nicholas W. Bankson, John E. Bernthal, and Peter Flipsen Jr.             Basic Considerations             Making Progress in Therapy: Measuring Clinical Change             Facilitation of Generalization             Questions for Chapter 8   9.      Motor-Based Treatment Approaches          By Peter Flipsen Jr., John E. Bernthal, and Nicholas W. Bankson             Approaches to Intervention             The Published Evidence             Treatment Continuum             Motor Learning Principles             Teaching Sounds             Beyond Teaching Sounds             Remediation Guidelines for Motor Approaches             Core Vocabulary Approach             The Use of Non-Speech Oral-Motor Activities             Intervention for Children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech             Case Study Revisited: Motor Perspective             Questions for Chapter 9   10.  Linguistically-Based Treatment Approaches         By Peter Flipsen Jr., Nicholas W. Bankson, and John E. Bernthal             Minimal Pair Contrast Therapy             Cycles Approach             Broader-Based Language Approaches             Remediation Guidelines for Linguistically-Based Approaches             Case Study Revisited: Linguistic Perspective             Questions for Chapter 10   11.  Language and Dialectal Variations        By Brian Goldstein and Aquiles Iglesias             Dialect             Characteristics of American English Dialects             Phonology in Speakers of Language Varieties Other than English             Phonological Development in Bilingual Children             Assessment Considerations for Children from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations             Intervention for Speech Sound Disorders in Children from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations             Summary             Questions for Chapter 11   12.  Phonological Awareness: Description, Assessment, and Intervention        By Laura M. Justice, Gail T. Gillon, Brigid C. McNeill, and C. Melanie Schuele             What is Phonological Awareness?             Phonological Awareness as Literacy Development             The Development of Phonological Awareness             Phonological Awareness Development and Reading             Phonological Awareness and Speech Sound Disorders             The Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist             Assessment             Intervention             Phonological Awareness Experiences for Preschool Children at Preschool and at Home             Questions for Chapter 12   References Appendix A  Appendix B  Author Index Subject Index  

About the Author :
Dr. John Bernthal is professor emeritus of Special Education and Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Nebraska—Lincoln. He has been a speech-language pathologist for over forty years, including employment in the public schools, at several universities, and professor and department chair for over thirty years. He conducted research, taught and published in the area of speech sounds disorders.   He is a past president of the American Speech Language Hearing Association, an ASHA Fellow, and recipient of Honors of the Association.   Dr. Nicholas Bankson is a professor emeritus at James Madison University. He has had a forty year career as a speech-language pathologist, including employment in the public schools, serving as the state supervisor of school programs in Kansas, plus twenty-seven years as a department chair in Communication Sciences and Disorders at Boston University and James Madison University. His scholarly efforts have focused on speech sound disorders and the assessment of language disorders in children. He is an ASHA Fellow, and a recipient ASHA’s Honors of the Association award.   Dr. Peter Flipsen Jr., is a professor of Speech-Language Pathology at Idaho State University. He has more than twenty years of experience in the field as a clinician, teacher, and researcher. He teaches courses in phonetics and speech sound disorders in children and has published more than twenty peer-reviewed journal articles in the field. His research has focused on the classification of speech sound disorders, measurement of intelligibility of speech, and speech and language development in children with cochlear implants.